Chowdeck, the fast-growing, Y Combinator–backed food delivery startup, has announced that it has crossed 2 million registered users following a dramatic expansion across Nigeria and Ghana.
Femi Aluko, CEO of Chowdeck, reflected in a post that the company began with just three riders and two restaurant partners and has now built a network of over 20,000 riders operating across 14 cities in the two countries.
“Yesterday, @chowdeck crossed 2 million registered users! It has been a year since I made the tweet mentioning that we crossed a million users. We have come a long way since then,” he said on X.
The milestone comes less than a year after Chowdeck first hit 1 million users, which reflects rapid growth in demand for on-demand delivery services and also Chowdeck’s success in scaling its logistics and technology infrastructure across multiple markets.
Amid the development, Chowdeck experienced a mix of challenges as it operates in a competitive Nigerian market. Other operating bottlenecks include costs, infrastructure, and logistics demands, demonstrating how consistency and customer trust enable local companies to scale.
Femi Aluko noted that the team has been working hard to improve its support system and efficiency while scaling its services across cities.
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“We have learnt even more over the last year as we more than doubled every part of our network. Again, I am really grateful to our team, customers, riders, and partners for coming on this journey with us,” he said.
Launched in 2021, Chowdeck started as a small food delivery platform connecting Nigerian customers, restaurants, and riders, and it has evolved into a robust logistics network that facilitates faster delivery and enhances the customer experience, ultimately driving the platform towards one million monthly orders.
The firm also tapped into rising smartphone use and the growing culture of convenience among working-class Nigerians.
Chowdeck’s Big Black Friday recorded significant hits across Nigerian and Ghanaian markets as its vendors processed N1.4 billion on Chowdeck.
Restaurant partners such as Chicken Republic and hundreds of local vendors processed thousands of orders throughout that weekend, and many partners also recorded their highest single-day volumes ever on the platform.
