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Most Americans rarely or never use food-delivery apps

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For most Americans, food-delivery apps are an occasional habit at most: two-thirds (66%) use DoorDash, UberEats, and similar services less than once a month or not at all, including 38% who never do, according to a Verasight survey conducted March 6-16, 2026.

The rest order more regularly, 15% a few times a month, 10% a few times a week, and 7% about once a week, while just 2% use them every day.

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Most Americans rarely or never use food-delivery apps.

How often do you use apps like DoorDash, UberEats, Postmates, or GrubHub to order meals from restaurants? (Please do not count grocery delivery; just meals.)

  • Never 38.2%
  • Less than once a month 27.8%
  • A few times a month 15.2%
  • A few times a week 10.1%
  • About once a week 6.9%
  • Every day 1.7%

2026 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.5%

Module 2: Economics, Work, & Policy

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.5%
Module
Module 2: Economics, Work, & Policy

Source

Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-2-2

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Population
US adults age 18+.
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