Online restaurant delivery growth worldwide 2019-2020, by country

Between 2019 and 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic led to a growth in the use of digital restaurant delivery services across 13 countries worldwide. Digital delivery services are defined as meals or snacks ordered via mobile app, internet, or text message. In total, digital restaurant delivery increased 67 percent globally, with the United States increasing the most at 123 percent. Online restaurant delivery market worldwide In 2019, the market size of the global online food delivery sector reached 107.44 billion U.S. dollars. This figure was forecast to rise to as much as 154.34 billion by 2023. The sector became especially relevant during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, where social distancing and hygiene measures caused many restaurants to have to close their doors to the public. At the start of 2020, there was a dramatic decline in sit-down dining worldwide. However, this did not continue throughout the year, with the number of seated diners fluctuating depending on regulations and COVID-19 case numbers. Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. online food delivery The United States saw an increase in digital restaurant food orders between March 2020 and March 2021. Delivery orders increased by 142 percent, while carry-out orders increased by 130 percent. During that same year, the distribution of digital restaurant food orders was such that carry-out represented 62 percent of all digital orders and delivery represented 38 percent of all digital orders.

自2019年至2020年，新型冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行在全球范围内引发了13个国家对数字餐饮配送服务的需求增长。数字配送服务被定义为通过移动应用、互联网或短信订购的餐点或小吃。全球范围内，数字餐饮配送服务增长了67%，其中美国增长最为显著，增幅高达123%。全球在线餐饮配送市场在2019年的市场规模达到了1074.4亿美元，预计到2023年将增长至1543.4亿美元。在COVID-19大流行期间，该领域尤其受到关注，因为社交距离和卫生措施导致许多餐馆不得不关闭对公众的营业。2020年初，全球堂食餐饮出现了显著下降。然而，这一趋势并未持续全年，坐席用餐人数的波动取决于法规和COVID-19病例数。美国在线餐饮配送受COVID-19影响美国在2020年3月至2021年3月期间数字餐饮食品订单量有所增加，配送订单增长了142%，外卖订单增长了130%。在同年，数字餐饮食品订单的分布情况为，外卖订单占所有数字订单的62%，配送订单占所有数字订单的38%。