
DoorDash is the flagship brand of DoorDash, Inc. (NASDAQ: DASH), a publicly traded technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2013, it is the largest food delivery marketplace in the United States and part of a portfolio that also includes Wolt and Deliveroo. The company reported Q3 2026 revenue of $4.6 billion, up 34% year over year.
Parent Company
Founded
2013
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Publicly Traded
Headquarters
| Brand | Parent Company | Ownership Type |
|---|---|---|
| DoorDash | DoorDash, Inc. | Brand division |
Tony Xu, Stanley Tang, Andy Fang, and Evan Moore started the service in 2013 as PaloAltoDelivery.com, a Stanford project delivering food from local restaurants that lacked delivery. The name DoorDash came in 2014, and the company joined Y Combinator that year, then scaled through a suburban-first strategy that competitors ignored while fighting over dense urban markets.
That suburban bet defined the brand's rise. By focusing on families and car-dependent markets where delivery was scarcer, DoorDash took US market share leadership from Grubhub by 2019 and never gave it back. It expanded from restaurants into convenience, grocery, alcohol, and retail delivery.
The December 2020 IPO valued the company at over $70 billion. International expansion followed: the 2022 acquisition of Finland's Wolt for approximately $8.1 billion established a European presence, and the October 2025 Deliveroo purchase for about $3.9 billion added major UK, European, and Middle Eastern markets. The announced Instacart acquisition in late October 2026 would merge it with the largest US grocery delivery platform.
Q3 2026 showed the combined business's scale: 993 million orders, $33.9 billion in marketplace gross order value, and $4.6 billion in revenue, up 34%.
What does DoorDash own?
DoorDash operates a portfolio of three consumer-facing brands: DoorDash (in the U.S., Canada, and Australia), Wolt (in 23 European countries and other international markets), and Deliveroo (in the UK, France, and other European markets). The company also operates DashMart convenience stores and the DashPass subscription program. DoorDash acquired Wolt in 2022 for approximately EUR 7 billion and Deliveroo in 2025 for approximately $3.9 billion. Both brands operate under their own names rather than being rebranded to DoorDash.
Is DoorDash publicly traded?
Yes. DoorDash, Inc. trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol DASH. The company went public on December 9, 2020, pricing its IPO at $102 per share. The stock opened at $182 and closed its first day at $189.51, valuing the company at over $60 billion. The company has a three-class share structure: Class A shares (publicly traded, one vote per share), Class B shares (held by founders, 20 votes per share), and Class C shares (non-voting). This structure gives the founders significant voting control.
Who founded DoorDash?
DoorDash was founded in 2013 in Palo Alto, California, by Tony Xu, Stanley Tang, Andy Fang, and Evan Moore. The founders were students or recent graduates of Stanford University. They identified a gap in the local delivery market, where many restaurants did not offer delivery and existing platforms had limited selection. Tony Xu has served as CEO since founding and maintains significant voting control through Class B shares.
Where is DoorDash headquartered?
DoorDash is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA. The company was originally founded in Palo Alto and later relocated to San Francisco. DoorDash maintains offices in multiple cities across the United States and internationally, including Helsinki (Wolt headquarters), London (Deliveroo headquarters), and other locations. The company employs approximately 23,000 people globally, in addition to its network of independent contractor dashers.
How many brands does DoorDash own?
DoorDash owns three primary consumer-facing brands: DoorDash, Wolt, and Deliveroo. The company also operates DashMart convenience stores and the DashPass subscription program, though these are features within the DoorDash platform rather than separate brands. The multi-brand strategy reflects DoorDash's approach to international expansion through acquisition, maintaining established local brands rather than rebranding them under the DoorDash name.
Who owns DoorDash?
DoorDash is a publicly traded corporation with a three-class share structure. Class A shares are publicly traded and held by institutional investors including Vanguard Group, BlackRock, and Fidelity Investments. Class B shares, which carry 20 votes per share, are held by co-founders Tony Xu, Stanley Tang, and Andy Fang, giving them effective voting control. Class C shares are non-voting. Despite holding a minority of the economic interest, the founders exercise majority voting control through the dual-class structure.
What is DoorDash's revenue?
DoorDash reported fiscal year 2025 revenue of $12.9 billion, up 24% from $10.7 billion in fiscal 2024. Adjusted EBITDA was $2.1 billion, up from $1.2 billion. Marketplace GOV was $87.5 billion, up 19%. In Q1 2026, revenue was $3.6 billion, up 21%, with adjusted EBITDA of $616 million, up 33%. Revenue is generated through merchant commissions, consumer delivery fees, DashPass subscription fees, and advertising. The company serves approximately 40 million monthly active users across more than 30 countries.
The brand's controversies center on the gig model rather than product safety. California's Prop 22 fight, which DoorDash helped fund at over $50 million, established that delivery drivers are contractors rather than employees, a classification still contested in courts and legislatures including New York's pay-rate rules.
Tip and pay practices have drawn criticism: a 2019 disclosure that tips subsidized base pay forced a policy overhaul, and in 2025 DoorDash agreed to a $16.75 million settlement with New York over misleading Dasher pay practices. Delivery fee transparency and hidden charges have produced FTC scrutiny and consumer lawsuits.
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