The Current State of Food Delivery Deals
What do food delivery deals look like right now? DealMeal Labs analyzed 66,524 distinct offers observed across Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub on 14 days from July 25 through August 19, 2026. The data covers 17,199 stores and separates promotions into percentage-off, dollar-off, BOGO, free-item, other, and unclassified offers.
The pooled result looks simple: percentage-off and dollar-off promotions are virtually tied, BOGO is a strong third, and free-item deals are much less common. The more useful finding is underneath that average. Each platform has selected a different primary way to promote savings.
Quick answer
In DealMeal's current observations, percentage-off promotions accounted for 34.15% of offers and dollar-off promotions for 33.83%. BOGO represented 20.02%, while free-item promotions represented 6.05%. But those pooled shares are weighted toward DoorDash, which supplied 60.4% of the observed offers. By platform, Uber Eats led with BOGO, DoorDash with percentage-off, and Grubhub with dollar-off.
Key findings
Percentage-off and dollar-off are tied at the top. Their pooled shares differ by only 0.32 percentage points, and each led on seven of the 14 observation days.
There is no single platform-neutral market mix. Equal-weighting the three platforms changes the leading category from percentage-off to dollar-off.
Each platform has a signature instrument. BOGO made up 35.23% of Uber Eats offers, percentage-off 46.13% of DoorDash offers, and dollar-off 63.02% of Grubhub offers.
The top two deal types deliver similar money. At their typical minimums, the median percentage-off offer was worth $4.50 and the median dollar-off offer was worth $5.00.
BOGO usually has the fewest spending conditions. A minimum was recorded on only 6.6% of BOGO offers.
The current food delivery deal mix
Counting each distinct offer once per observation day, percentage-off and dollar-off promotions occupy nearly equal shares. The table below describes DealMeal's observed sample; it should not be treated as a platform-neutral estimate of the entire U.S. market.
Deal type | Offers | Share |
|---|---|---|
Percentage-off | 22,718 | 34.15% |
Dollar-off | 22,503 | 33.83% |
BOGO | 13,320 | 20.02% |
Free item | 4,024 | 6.05% |
Other | 3,466 | 5.21% |
Unclassified | 493 | 0.74% |
The top two categories are too close to rank honestly. Percentage-off led on exactly seven observation days and dollar-off on the other seven. On six days, the two were within three percentage points of each other.
The weighting matters even more. DoorDash contributed 40,156 of the 66,524 distinct offers. When each of the three platforms receives equal weight, dollar-off rises to 39.62% and percentage-off falls to 26.39%. That reversal is why the platform-level results are more informative than the pooled ranking.
Each platform uses a different lead promotion
The strongest current pattern is not which deal type wins overall. It is the difference between platforms. Uber Eats emphasizes BOGO, DoorDash emphasizes percentage-off, and Grubhub is heavily concentrated in dollar-off promotions.
Deal type | Uber Eats | DoorDash | Grubhub |
|---|---|---|---|
BOGO | 35.23% | 14.41% | 12.11% |
Percentage-off | 15.07% | 46.13% | 17.98% |
Dollar-off | 22.04% | 33.81% | 63.02% |
Free item | 9.20% | 4.42% | 6.90% |
Other | 18.47% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Unclassified | 0.00% | 1.23% | 0.00% |
The widest gap is in dollar-off promotions: 63.02% on Grubhub versus 22.04% on Uber Eats, a difference of 40.98 percentage points. Free-item promotions are the only named category the platforms use at roughly similar rates, ranging from 4.42% to 9.20%.
At store level, the same pattern remains visible. During the observation period, 34.2% of Uber Eats stores ran BOGO at least once, 42.5% of DoorDash stores ran a percentage-off deal, and 67.0% of Grubhub stores ran a dollar-off promotion.
DealMeal data insight
A store usually did not choose among several promotion types at the same time. On a given day, 96.6% of DoorDash stores, 99.5% of Uber Eats stores, and 99.9% of Grubhub stores ran exactly one type. That makes the promotion format behave much more like a platform strategy than a restaurant-level mix.
What the four main deal types actually offer
Dollar-off deals: clear savings, usually on a larger basket
The typical fixed discount was $5 off. A dollar amount could be read on 22,404 of 22,503 dollar-off offers, and the middle 50% ranged from $5 to $8. The median minimum spend was $30, based on 21,468 offers with a recorded threshold.
That makes a typical $5-off-$30 promotion worth 16.7% at the threshold. As the basket grows beyond $30, the effective percentage falls. Dollar-off deals are easy to understand, but the headline amount alone does not reveal how much extra spending is required.
Percentage-off deals: a larger headline with a cap
The typical percentage promotion was 25% off with a $20 minimum. At that minimum, its median cash value was $4.50. A savings cap appeared on 18,191 percentage-off offers, with a median of $8, and the cap typically began limiting savings at a $32 basket.
That cap finding needs an important qualification. DealMeal recorded cap information on 91.4% of DoorDash percentage-off offers and 92.9% of Grubhub offers, but on none of Uber Eats' 2,828 percentage-off offers. The data cannot tell whether those Uber Eats deals were uncapped or whether the cap was simply unavailable, so the $8 cap and $32 binding point describe the covered DoorDash and Grubhub subset.
BOGO deals: often fewer spending conditions
BOGO accounted for 13,320 current observations. A minimum spend was recorded on only 881 of them, or 6.6%, and that subset had a median minimum of $15. In practical terms, BOGO was the only major deal type that usually did not require a threshold.
The dataset does not identify the eligible BOGO item, so it cannot establish the dollar value of these offers. Shoppers still need to verify that both items are useful and eligible. For a deeper look at this format, see DealMeal's analysis of which food delivery app has the most BOGO deals.
Free-item deals: less common and often vague
Free-item promotions represented 4,024 observations. A threshold was recorded on 4,022, with a median minimum of $20. However, 87.0% used generic wording such as “Free item on $20+” without naming the item.
Only 35 distinct free-item offers could be matched confidently to a menu price, and all were from Grubhub. That sample is too narrow to support a market-wide dollar value, so the safer question is whether the eligible item is something the shopper would otherwise buy.
Percentage-off and dollar-off deliver almost the same money
The two most common promotion types look different but converge economically at their typical thresholds. The median percentage-off offer delivered $4.50 on a $20 minimum. The median dollar-off offer delivered $5.00 on a $30 minimum.
Promotion | Typical headline | Typical minimum | Value at minimum |
|---|---|---|---|
Percentage-off | 25% off | $20 | $4.50 |
Dollar-off | $5 off | $30 | $5.00 |
The percentage version looks stronger as a rate because its typical threshold is lower. The fixed-dollar version is simpler, but it usually asks for a larger basket. On a real order, the better choice depends on basket size, the percentage cap, and whether extra items were added solely to qualify. DealMeal's percentage-off versus dollar-off comparison explains that decision in more detail.
Grubhub is the main platform-level exception. Its median dollar-off promotion was $10 off a $50 order, compared with $5 off $30 on Uber Eats and DoorDash. The headline discount is twice as large, but the required basket is also much larger; the median effective rate still lands at 20.0%.
The strings attached differ by deal type
The promotion format also predicts the condition a shopper is likely to face. Dollar-off deals most often require the largest basket. Free-item offers consistently use a purchase threshold. BOGO usually has no recorded minimum.
Deal type | Minimum recorded | Median minimum |
|---|---|---|
Dollar-off | 95.4% | $30 |
Free item | 4,022 offers | $20 |
Percentage-off | 88.3% | $20 |
BOGO | 6.6% | $15 where present |
A high headline discount can become poor value when the threshold pushes the order above what the customer planned to spend. The useful comparison is not “25% versus $5.” It is the final eligible basket, the savings cap, and the amount of additional spending required.
Is this mix stable?
Within the 14-day current dataset, each category stayed within a relatively narrow band despite a 2.13× difference between the smallest and largest daily observation volumes. Percentage-off ranged from 30.74% to 38.25%; dollar-off from 31.48% to 36.79%; BOGO from 17.43% to 23.41%; and free item from 5.06% to 6.75%.
A like-for-like platform analysis against DealMeal's historical archive also suggests that Uber Eats and DoorDash have kept broadly similar promotion signatures. Grubhub is the visible exception: its percentage-off share increased from 7.25% historically to 17.98% currently, while its dollar-off share declined from 67.23% to 59.48% under the same title-based classification method.
Those historical comparisons are made within each platform. Combining current and historical pooled shares would be misleading because the platform weights reversed: Uber Eats dominated the historical sample, while DoorDash dominates the current sample.
How shoppers should use the current deal landscape
Start with the order you actually want. A promotion that requires unplanned spending can cost more than it saves.
Compare the dominant format on more than one platform. The same shopper may encounter BOGO on Uber Eats, percentage-off on DoorDash, and dollar-off on Grubhub.
Convert percentage-off into dollars. Multiply the eligible basket by the discount rate, then apply the savings cap if one is stated.
Check eligible items. BOGO and free-item value depends on what the promotion actually covers, not just the label.
Compare the final cart. Menu prices, eligibility, thresholds, service charges, delivery charges, taxes, and tips can change which option produces the lowest checkout total.
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Methodology and limitations
The primary dataset consists of DealMeal Labs daily snapshots covering July 25 through August 5, August 13, and August 19, 2026: 14 observation days in total. The analysis includes Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub offers in U.S. dollars. Four non-USD records were removed.
Offers were deduplicated by observation date, platform, stable store identifier, and offer title. This produced 66,524 distinct daily offers from 17,199 stores: 18,769 on Uber Eats, 40,156 on DoorDash, and 7,599 on Grubhub. The structured deal-type field was independently checked against offer-title wording and agreed on 98.8% to 100.0% of records across the four named categories.
The dataset reflects offers observed in the markets included in DealMeal's data, with geographic concentration in Northern Virginia. DoorDash offer coordinates were unavailable, and the city mapping also omitted Uber Eats, so no city comparison is presented. The DealMeal app works across the United States, while DealMeal.co currently showcases selected regional examples on the web.
The 14-day window is a current late-July-to-mid-August snapshot, not a seasonal or full-year estimate. Platform weights are unequal, so pooled shares describe the observed sample rather than a neutral national market share. Offers visible only to signed-in users, members, or returning customers are outside the anonymous dataset. The data also does not establish promotion expiry dates, realized checkout savings, or the dollar value of BOGO offers.
Historical context uses 376,719 U.S.-dollar marketplace offers from July 13, 2025 through July 2, 2026 after removing non-offer placeholders and applying the same title-based classification within each platform. Current and historical pooled totals were not compared because their platform composition differs substantially.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most common type of food delivery deal?
Percentage-off and dollar-off were effectively tied in DealMeal's current observations, at 34.15% and 33.83%. The gap was only 0.32 percentage points, and equal-weighting the platforms reversed their order.
Which delivery platform has the most BOGO deals?
Uber Eats had the highest BOGO share in this dataset at 35.23%, compared with 14.41% on DoorDash and 12.11% on Grubhub.
Is percentage-off better than dollar-off?
Not automatically. The median percentage-off deal delivered $4.50 at its $20 threshold, while the median dollar-off deal delivered $5.00 at its $30 threshold. Basket size and any savings cap determine which is better.
How common are free-item delivery deals?
Free-item promotions represented 6.05% of the 66,524 observed offers. They were much less common than percentage-off, dollar-off, or BOGO promotions.
Do BOGO food delivery deals require a minimum spend?
Usually not in this dataset. A minimum appeared on 6.6% of BOGO offers, meaning 93.4% had no recorded spending threshold.
Do these figures describe every food delivery deal in the United States?
No. They describe offers observed across three platforms in DealMeal's current dataset. The sample is geographically concentrated, platform weights are unequal, and account-specific or membership-only offers may not appear.
Conclusion
The current state of food delivery deals is not defined by one winning promotion. Percentage-off and dollar-off are tied in the pooled observations, BOGO is a substantial third category, and free-item promotions remain a smaller part of the mix.
The practical story is platform-specific: Uber Eats emphasizes BOGO, DoorDash emphasizes percentage-off, and Grubhub emphasizes dollar-off. Because the two leading formats deliver nearly the same cash value at their typical thresholds, shoppers should compare the eligible basket and final cart rather than choosing by headline alone. DealMeal can make that cross-platform comparison faster.
