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Restaurant delivery commission statistics

Published July 2026 · Updated July 16, 2026

Quick answer

Per the platforms' published 2026 rate cards, DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub charge US restaurants a base commission of roughly 15-30% of each order, and most independents find the blended real cost lands between 25% and 35% once delivery, processing, and marketing fees stack. Against the National Restaurant Association's median pre-tax restaurant margin of 2.8-4.0%, an independent doing 650 marketplace orders a month at a $25 average ticket gives up about $48,750 a year in marketplace fees.

Every statistic on this page is one sentence, attributed to a named source with an accessed date, and linked in the Sources section. Figures were last checked July 2026.

The headline numbers

13 sourced statistics on delivery-app commissions.

Rate cards from the three major US platforms, industry margin data, market-size estimates, and consumer-behavior research — each stat quotable on its own.

  1. 15-30%

    DoorDash charges US restaurants a delivery commission of roughly 15% on the Basic plan, 25% on the Plus plan, and 30% on the Premier plan, plus a flat pickup commission of about 6% across all plans.

    SourceDoorDash merchant pricing (merchants.doordash.com), accessed July 2026.

  2. 20-30%

    Uber Eats charges US restaurants a delivery commission of roughly 20% on the Lite plan, 25% on the Plus plan, and 30% on the Premium plan, plus a pickup fee of about 7% — after a March 2026 change raised Lite from 15% and pickup from 6%.

    SourceUber Eats merchant pricing (merchants.ubereats.com), accessed July 2026.

  3. 15-25% + 10%

    Grubhub charges US restaurants a tiered marketing commission of roughly 15% (Basic), 20% (Plus), or 25% (Premium), plus a delivery commission of about 10% on Grubhub-delivered orders and order processing of 3.05% + $0.30 on every order.

    SourceGrubhub pricing and fees (get.grubhub.com), accessed July 2026.

  4. 15-30%

    Delivery-platform commissions of 15-30% of order value run against restaurant margins that historically span only 7-22%, which McKinsey identifies as the core reason delivery economics remain problematic for restaurants.

    SourceMcKinsey & Company, "Ordering in: The rapid evolution of food delivery," accessed July 2026.

  5. 2.8% / 4.0%

    Median income before taxes is 2.8% of sales at US full-service restaurants and 4.0% at limited-service restaurants, per the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Operations Data Abstract drawn from more than 900 restaurants.

    SourceNational Restaurant Association, Restaurant Operations Data Abstract (2025), accessed July 2026.

  6. ~75%

    Nearly 75% of all US restaurant traffic now happens off-premises — delivery, takeout, and drive-thru — meaning almost three out of four restaurant orders are consumed away from the restaurant.

    SourceNational Restaurant Association, Off-Premises Restaurant Trends 2025, accessed July 2026.

  7. $80.2B

    DoorDash processed roughly 2.6 billion total orders worth $80.2 billion in Marketplace gross order value in 2024, both up 20% year over year.

    SourceDoorDash, Inc. FY2024 Form 10-K (SEC EDGAR), accessed July 2026.

  8. ~67%

    DoorDash (with Caviar) accounts for about 67% of observed US meal-delivery consumer spending, with Uber Eats second at about 23% and Grubhub holding most of the remainder.

    SourceBloomberg Second Measure transaction data (March 2024), accessed July 2026.

  9. ~$35B

    The US online food delivery market is estimated at roughly $34.9 billion in 2025 and projected to more than double to about $75.4 billion by 2034, an 8.94% compound annual growth rate.

    SourceIMARC Group, United States Online Food Delivery Market report, accessed July 2026.

  10. +79.5%

    Ordering the same meal through DoorDash, Uber Eats, or Grubhub costs US consumers 79.5% more on average than picking it up in person — about $9.30 extra per order across five major chains in the 10 largest US metros.

    SourceLendingTree delivery-vs-pickup study, accessed July 2026.

  11. 71%

    71% of US consumers prefer ordering through a restaurant's own website or app over a third-party platform, citing lower cost, convenience, and loyalty benefits.

    SourceTillster Phygital Index Report (2023), accessed July 2026.

  12. 28.2%

    More than a quarter of Americans (28.2%) use food delivery services at least once a week, and delivery-app usage is heaviest among Gen Z and Millennials.

    SourceYouGov, "Exploring America's Appetite for Food Delivery Apps," accessed July 2026.

  13. $150B+

    Food delivery is a global market worth more than $150 billion in gross order value, having more than tripled since 2017.

    SourceMcKinsey & Company, "Ordering in: The rapid evolution of food delivery," accessed July 2026.

The rate cards

What the three platforms charge, side by side.

Published US commission structures as of July 2026. Each platform has a dedicated breakdown page with plan-by-plan detail and worked examples.

Platform Base commission tiers Pickup / added commission On top of that
DoorDash → Basic ~15% · Plus ~25% · Premier ~30% ~6% (all plans) Optional Sponsored Listings and restaurant-funded promotions on top of commission.
Uber Eats → Lite ~20% · Plus ~25% · Premium ~30% ~7% (all plans) Lite rose from 15% and pickup from 6% in March 2026. Optional ads and offers extra.
Grubhub → Marketing: Basic ~15% · Plus ~20% · Premium ~25% +~10% delivery commission on Grubhub-delivered orders Order processing of 3.05% + $0.30 on every order, on top of both commissions.

Figures are the published partnership-plan rates, stated as approximate because platforms adjust plan structure and regional availability over time. Restaurants should confirm current terms in their own merchant agreements. Full plan-by-plan detail: DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub.

15-30%
Base commission range across the three platforms' published rate cards
25-35%
Blended real cost after processing, ads, and funded promotions
2.8-4.0%
Median pre-tax restaurant margin (NRA Operations Data Abstract, 2025)
Modeled example

What the statistics mean for one independent.

This is arithmetic on the sourced figures above, clearly labeled as a model: 650 marketplace orders per month at a $25 average ticket, at the 25% low end of the blended-cost range.

Monthly marketplace sales
$16,250
650 orders × $25 average ticket
Monthly platform cost
$4,062
at a 25% blended real cost
Per year
$48,750
paid to delivery platforms

For scale: the National Restaurant Association's median pre-tax income of 2.8-4.0% of sales means an operator keeps only about $5,460 to $7,800 on that same $195,000 of annual marketplace revenue. The $48,750 in platform fees is six to nine times what the restaurant itself keeps — and at 30%+ blended cost, the gap widens further. The commission recovery calculator runs this model on any restaurant's own order volume and average ticket.

About this page

Who maintains these statistics.

This reference is maintained by Zay-OS, a commission-free direct-ordering platform for independent restaurants, as part of its public research on marketplace economics. Zay-OS charges restaurants a flat monthly fee ($499, $599, or $699 per location) with no percentage cut of food revenue, so it has an obvious perspective on this topic — which is why everything above is attributed to primary rate cards, SEC filings, and named third-party research rather than our own claims. Related reading: the commission-free online ordering guide covers how restaurants reduce the numbers on this page in practice.

Straight answers

Delivery commission statistics, answered.

How much do delivery apps charge restaurants?
Per the platforms' published 2026 rate cards, base delivery commission runs roughly 15-30% of each order: DoorDash charges 15% / 25% / 30% by plan plus ~6% on pickup, Uber Eats charges 20% / 25% / 30% by plan plus ~7% on pickup, and Grubhub charges a 15% / 20% / 25% marketing commission plus ~10% delivery commission and 3.05% + $0.30 order processing. Once payment processing, sponsored listings, and funded promotions are added, most independent restaurants find the blended real cost lands between 25% and 35% of gross order value.
Which delivery app charges restaurants the least?
On headline entry-tier rates, DoorDash Basic (~15% delivery, ~6% pickup) is the lowest published delivery commission, while Uber Eats' cheapest tier is Lite at ~20% after its March 2026 increase. Grubhub Basic's ~15% marketing commission looks comparable but stacks a ~10% delivery commission and 3.05% + $0.30 processing on top, so its real per-order cost on delivered orders is typically higher than the headline. Lower tiers also buy less visibility and smaller delivery areas on every platform, so the cheapest plan usually produces the fewest orders.
What profit margin does the average restaurant make?
The National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Operations Data Abstract (2025) puts median income before taxes at 2.8% of sales for full-service restaurants and 4.0% for limited-service restaurants, and the commonly cited industry range is 3-5% pre-tax. That is the arithmetic problem with marketplace delivery: a 15-30% base commission is five to ten times the entire pre-tax margin of a typical independent restaurant.
How much money does a restaurant lose to delivery apps per year?
As a modeled example using the published rate cards: an independent doing 650 marketplace orders per month at a $25 average ticket generates $16,250 in monthly marketplace sales, and at a 25% blended cost pays about $4,062 per month — roughly $48,750 per year — to the platforms. For scale, the NRA's median pre-tax margin of 2.8-4.0% means an operator keeps only about $5,460-$7,800 on that same $195,000 of annual sales, so the fees are six to nine times what the restaurant itself keeps.
Sources

Every source, linked.

Citation policy: statistics on this page may be quoted with attribution to their original named source above. When citing the modeled example or the 25-35% blended-cost framing, please attribute Zay-OS (zay-os.com) and link this page.

Keep reading
DoorDash's rate card →
Plan-by-plan commission breakdown with worked examples.
Uber Eats' rate card →
The same breakdown for Uber Eats, including the 2026 changes.
Grubhub's rate card →
Marketing + delivery commissions and processing, explained.
Run your own numbers →
The commission recovery calculator, on your real volume.
Also: the commission-free ordering guide · restaurant online ordering 101 · stop paying DoorDash commission · pricing

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