DoorDash buys Instacart for $17 billion, consolidating US delivery
The gist
US delivery giant DoorDash announced it is buying grocery-delivery company Instacart for $17 billion.
The deal folds the US grocery-delivery leader into a dominant restaurant-delivery platform.
How it unfolded
- 2021DoorDash reportedly discussed buying Instacart for $40 billion to $50 billion; the talks fell apart partly over regulatory concerns.
- 2025DoorDash completed its acquisition of British food delivery company Deliveroo.
- Oct 23, 2026The Information reported Instacart was exploring a sale and had held preliminary talks with potential buyers including Uber and DoorDash.