The largest food delivery app in the USA, DoorDash, is gearing up for more spending this 2026. Ridesharing media and news outlets reported that it is seeking to invest “several hundred million more,” but spending for good. They are saying the investments will be towards new initiatives and new tools, so it could keep the momentum of its market performance.
The app, present today in over 40 nations, especially since the acquisition of Finland-based Wolt and Great Britain’s Deliveroo, will spend hundreds of millions of dollars into new products, more than their investments this year. Furthermore, the internal platform will be implemented to improve its operational consistency and speed of product development, just like those digital screens in McDonald’s, KFC, and other fast-food restaurants, speeding up the process of ordering, instead of falling in queues. DoorDash is also exploring the addition of more AI tools to enhance developer productivity.
It may be performing well in the market, but the recent trade closing in New York had DoorDash’s shares plunging 16 percent in extended trading. However, stocks have been up 42 percent thus far this year, as far as Wednesday’s close is concerned.
In addition, DoorDash’s gross order value grew 25 percent to $12 billion in the three months ending September 30th, financial experts stated. This represents the strongest jump for the food delivery app since mid-2023, so these spending plans are literally underway. This momentum is projected to continue, and it does, especially with the gross order value targets ranging from $28.9 billion to $29.5 billion.
DoorDash is also seeing this as a way to compete with others in the industry, companies also looking at spending more in 2026, such as Meta Platforms, Inc.
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