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DoorDash’s Q2 Revenue Reaches $1.2B as Delivery Demand Holds

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Sylvia Varnham O'Regan
· · Source: The Information

DoorDash’s revenue increased 83% to $1.2 billion in the second quarter, showing it maintained growth even as in-person dining resumed. The company, which went public last year, reported that orders through the platform grew by 69% year over year to 345 million in the second quarter. The rate of revenue growth in Q2 was slower than recent quarters, when the pandemic turbocharged demand for...

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