Food trends change every year, but some habits refuse to fade. In 2025, India didn’t just eat biryani. It celebrated it, depended on it, and ordered it without second thoughts. Swiggy’s latest data proves what every foodie already knows. Biryani is not a trend. It’s a lifestyle.
There are 3.25 orders of biryani every second in India on Swiggy. That’s 194 orders every minute and 93 million plates through the year. Swiggy’s 10th edition of “How India Swiggy’d” confirms what we already knew: biryani isn’t going anywhere.
Biryani Keeps Growing
Last year, Swiggy recorded 83 million biryani orders at roughly 2 orders per second. This year it jumped to 93 million. That’s 10 million more plates in just one year. Chicken Biryani took 57.7 million of those orders, staying at the top of repeat orders. According to the Swiggy report:
“With a decade-long record of being the favorites, Biryani continued to reign supreme! With 93 million biryani orders in 2025 (that’s 194 orders per minute or 3.25 biryanis every second), Biryani is the undisputed king, proving that while trends may come and go, India’s deep-rooted love for this aromatic masterpiece remains constant.”
The numbers show biryani gets ordered during work lunches, late-night cravings, festivals, weekends, and basically any time hunger strikes.
What Else Made The List?
Burger came second with 44.2 million orders. Pizza wasn’t far behind at 40.1 million. These numbers show fast food has become a regular part of Indian menus, sitting right next to traditional favorites.
Veg Dosa pulled in 26.2 million orders, proving that South Indian dishes have fans everywhere, not just in the southern states.
Snack-Time Winners
Between 3 PM and 7 PM, India snacks hard. Burgers led this category, too. But the classic chai-samosa combo still got millions of orders. This time slot isn’t really about being hungry; it is about taking a break and treating yourself.
Dessert Orders
White chocolate cake topped desserts with 6.9 million orders. Traditional sweets like Gulab Jamun, Kaju Barfi, and Besan Laddu also made a strong showing. People want both — bakery cakes for modern celebrations and desi mithai for the nostalgic hit.
Dinner Wins, Lunch Falls Behind
Dinner orders beat lunch by 32%. More people cook lunch at home or eat outside during the day. But when evening comes, ordering food becomes the go-to option. Work is done, energy is low, and nobody wants to cook.
Better delivery speed, smarter app features, and more restaurant options made ordering easier in 2025. When ordering takes less effort, people do it more. Simple.
The growth from 83 million to 93 million biryani orders shows that the food delivery habit is still expanding. Cities that were new to apps a few years ago are now ordering regularly. Smaller towns have more restaurants joining platforms.
Conclusion
These numbers don’t shock me at all. Biryani works for everything. Celebrations. Comfort food. Late nights. Lazy evenings. What stands out is how food delivery has become completely normal. Nobody thinks twice before ordering anymore. It’s like booking a cab or making a call. The habit is locked in.
And 93 million orders mean 93 million times someone chose convenience over cooking or stepping out. That’s convenience winning — but it also proves one thing clearly. A good biryani still beats average home cooking. The data shows people know exactly what they want and exactly where to get it from.
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