Now that you know the salary of a delivery boy, let's see how much Zomato CEO Dipinder Goyal earns in an hour
Do you know what the annual salary of Zomato's CEO is? How much does Deepinder Goyal earn per hour? How much does his salary increase each year? Recently, Deepinder Goyal revealed the salary structure of his gig workers and how much his gig workers will earn per hour in the year 2025.
Recently, delivery boys, or gig workers, have been in the news. They announced a strike between December 25th and 31st amid high demand. They had several demands, which have been discussed many times.
Meanwhile, amid high demand, fast-track commerce companies like Zomato and Swiggy announced incentives. Zomato even revealed a record-breaking figure on December 31st, stating that the company and its delivery partners had set a record for the same.
Recently, another statistic has been going viral on social media. This message is from Zomato co-founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal. He presents statistics on gig workers' earnings and hourly wages.
The message states that gig workers' hourly wages in 2025 will increase by more than 11 percent compared to 2024. Do you know how much Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal himself earns per hour? How much does he earn as Zomato's CEO? Let us tell you…
What is the salary of Zomato CEO?
While it's not fair to compare the salary of a gig worker or delivery boy to that of a company's CEO, if a CEO is providing information about the salaries of his own company's delivery boys or gig workers, it's crucial to understand his annual or monthly salary.
According to media reports, Deependra Goyal's annual salary is ₹3.5 crore (US$3.5 million). This salary was finalized in April 2021, and there has been no increase in his salary in the meantime. According to the report, Deependra Goyal's salary will remain the same until March 21, 2026.
How much is the daily salary?
Zomato CEO and co-founder Deepinder Goyal's monthly salary is approximately ₹2,916,667. Converting this salary to a daily salary would translate to ₹95,890. This translates to ₹3,995 per hour. This is no small amount. Significantly, his hourly salary is significantly higher than that of his gig workers, or delivery partners.
The difference is 39 times
As Deepinder Goyal reported in his post, Zomato's delivery partners earned ₹102 per hour, an increase of approximately 11% compared to 2024. This means that in 2024, gig workers' hourly wages were ₹92. However, Deepinder Goyal's hourly salary is ₹3,995, approximately 39 times higher than the hourly wages of his company's gig workers.
Experts believe that after the end of the 2026 fiscal year, Deepinder Goyal's salary may increase for the next fiscal year. Only time will tell how much this increase will be.