Gig worker earnings under pressure as supply outpaces demand

Gig delivery workers across food delivery and quick commerce platforms are seeing earnings come under pressure as the supply of delivery partners grows faster than order volumes, staffing executives said, adding the imbalance may persist in the near term.

Eternal’s January-March quarter results highlight the divergence. In food delivery, average monthly active delivery partners rose 30% year-on-year to 576,000, while order volumes grew about 15%. In quick commerce, active partners jumped 121% to 409,000, outpacing a 93% rise in orders to 273.9 million.