Doordash to Combine With Instacart in $17B Deal
WHO:
NY Post - DoorDash agreed to buy Instacart, combining a grocery delivery app with a restaurant takeout service.
Engadget - DoorDash and Instacart are described as the two largest grocery delivery platforms in the United States.
NBC News - The acquisition would bring together DoorDash’s restaurant-delivery business and Instacart’s grocery partnerships.
CBS News - DoorDash co-founder and CEO Tony Xu said the companies could give stores of every size more tools and “unlock the potential of grocery delivery.”
Fast Company - Instacart launched in 2012 and works with about 2,200 stores covering nearly 100,000 locations.
Fast Company - DoorDash CEO Tony Xu called grocery the “fastest-growing part of our marketplace business.”
Fast Company - Uber Eats has powered restaurant delivery within Instacart’s app since 2024.
WHAT:
CNET - The companies are expected to continue operating separately after the deal is complete.
Fast Company - DoorDash said it expected its grocery and retail unit economics to turn positive in the second half of the year.
ABC News - DoorDash is paying $65.00 per Instacart share, a 26% premium to Instacart’s closing price on October 22, 2026, the last trading day before media reports about a possible transaction.
ABC News - The companies said the combined company would offer DashPass and Instacart+ through one membership fee.
ABC News - The deal would combine DoorDash’s delivery network with Instacart’s grocery and fulfillment technology, advertising and AI tools, and make those available through both apps and retailers’ own websites.
ABC News - Instacart CEO Chris Rogers said the deal would “offer an even better experience for customers and shoppers.”
NBC News - The article gives the expected closing timeframe as the first half of 2028; it also says the deal is expected to close at the end of 2027.
ABC News - Instacart was founded in 2012 and specializes in grocery and convenience-store delivery in the United States and Canada.
ABC News - DoorDash was founded in San Francisco in 2013, expanded from restaurant delivery into pet food and electronics, and has a market value of $73 billion.
ABC News - DoorDash CEO Tony Xu said grocery delivery requires selecting ripe avocados, finding suitable substitutes, and delivering ice cream before it melts.
Fast Company - DoorDash’s U.S. restaurant order value in the second quarter grew by as much as it did over all of 2022.
Fast Company - DoorDash’s stock briefly fell after news it was pursuing an acquisition, amid investor concerns about the deal.
Fast Company - DoorDash considered acquiring Instacart in 2021 at a reportedly discussed price of $40 billion to $50 billion; talks fell apart amid concerns about then-Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan’s antitrust enforcement.
Fast Company - Instacart went public in 2023 at a $10 billion valuation.
Fast Company - DoorDash said it expected grocery and retail unit economics to turn positive in the second half of 2026.
Fast Company - DoorDash CEO Tony Xu said the company had improving unit economics across categories and was “always seeking the next best investment.”
ABC News - Instacart’s brand name and app will remain, and Instacart shoppers can continue fulfilling Instacart orders; grocers may choose to work with either Instacart or DoorDash.
ABC News - Instacart customers will gain access to 50,000 additional stores covered by DoorDash.
ABC News - Instacart has 600,000 independent-contractor shoppers, who completed 338 million orders in 2025; the company’s market value is $14 billion.
ABC News - DoorDash completed more than 3 billion orders in 2025 using 9 million independent delivery workers and operates in 40 countries.
ABC News - DoorDash now lists the full inventory of all 2,700 U.S. Kroger stores in its marketplace; it added Costco delivery the previous month.
ABC News - Consumer Edge said Instacart’s share of spending on U.S. delivery platforms fell from 26% to 18% over five years, while DoorDash’s rose from 44% to 59%; Uber Eats remained just under 20%.
ABC News - The companies’ existing retail partnerships may be affected: Instacart offers Walmart delivery, while DoorDash stopped providing Walmart delivery in 2022.
NY Post - DoorDash announced an agreement to buy Instacart for $17 billion.
Engadget - The deal is a $17 billion merger of delivery services.
NBC News - The acquisition is valued at about $17 billion and is expected to close in the first half of 2028.
CBS News - DoorDash said it would pay $65 per Instacart share.
CBS News - DoorDash said the acquisition could enable more supermarkets to use Instacart’s platform to operate their websites.
Fast Company - DoorDash’s restaurant delivery business in the United States is valued at $73 billion; its 2025 revenue was $13.7 billion.
Fast Company - DashPass members placed roughly three-quarters of DoorDash’s U.S. grocery and retail orders in Q2 2026.
Fast Company - Instacart sold $10.35 billion worth of goods through its network in Q2 2026; DoorDash said it leads in retail order volume.
Fast Company - eMarketer estimated Instacart would hold about 65% of the third-party U.S. grocery-delivery market in 2026.
Fast Company - DoorDash’s recent acquisitions included Deliveroo for $3.9 billion, SevenRooms for $1.2 billion, Grubhub’s campus dining business for $300 million, and Symbiosys for $175 million.
Fast Company - Instacart launched an initiative to map store shelves in real time; DoorDash launched a similar shelf-photography and product-availability service.
Fast Company - Instacart’s app has a restaurants tab directing customers to local restaurants through Uber Eats.
WHERE:
ABC News - Instacart operates in the United States and Canada.
Engadget - The deal involves the United States’ two largest grocery delivery platforms.
Fast Company - Walmart and Amazon account for roughly half of online grocery sales; smaller retailers, including Albertsons, Fred Meyer, and Safeway, compete for the remainder.
WHEN:
Fast Company - Instacart announced its real-time store-shelf mapping initiative in September; DoorDash introduced a similar offering days later.
Fast Company - DoorDash CEO Tony Xu discussed grocery as the fastest-growing part of its marketplace business during an August earnings call.
WHY:
TechCrunch - The acquisition would bring two major on-demand delivery players under one roof, combining DoorDash’s restaurant-takeout business with Instacart’s grocery-delivery reach.
Fast Company - DoorDash CEO Tony Xu said the company had improving unit economics across its categories and was “always seeking the next best investment.”
ABC News - The companies said the acquisition would give consumers a wider variety of store choices and “faster delivery options,” and could generate more orders for local businesses.
Fast Company - DoorDash’s stated aim is to expand grocery delivery and local delivery; the acquisition would add Instacart’s grocery partnerships and technology.
CBS News - DoorDash said the acquisition would help supermarkets use Instacart’s platform to run their websites.
HOW:
Fast Company - DoorDash’s shelf-mapping tool uses couriers to photograph store shelves while picking customer orders, maps product availability, and shares data on likely substitutions.
ABC News - DoorDash began delivering groceries in 2020. Kroger partnered with DoorDash in 2022, initially limiting deliveries to flowers, sushi, and prepared meals from selected stores.
CBS News - DoorDash would acquire Instacart by paying $65 per share.
NBC News - The planned transaction would combine DoorDash’s restaurant-delivery operations with Instacart’s grocery partnerships.
(UPDATED October 29, 2026 20:00 UTC)
DoorDash has agreed to buy Instacart in a deal valued at about $17 billion, bringing together two of the biggest grocery delivery platforms in the United States and combining DoorDash’s restaurant-delivery network with Instacart’s grocery partnerships and technology. DoorDash will pay $65 per Instacart share, and the companies say customers will be able to access both DashPass and Instacart+ with one membership fee while Instacart keeps its name and app and continues operating separately. The companies say the deal will expand store choices and delivery options, and they expect it to close in the first half of 2028.
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(UPDATED October 29, 2026 19:01 UTC)
DoorDash has agreed to buy Instacart in a deal valued at about $17 billion, combining two of the largest U.S. grocery delivery platforms and joining DoorDash’s delivery network with Instacart’s grocery partnerships and technology. DoorDash will pay $65 per Instacart share, and the companies say customers could get access to more stores, faster delivery options, and DashPass and Instacart+ through one membership fee; Instacart’s name and app will remain, and its shoppers can continue fulfilling orders. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2028, with the companies saying the combination will help local businesses and give supermarkets more tools to run their online stores.
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(UPDATED October 29, 2026 17:59 UTC)
DoorDash has agreed to buy Instacart in a deal valued at about $17 billion, paying $65 per share to combine its restaurant-delivery network with Instacart’s grocery partnerships and technology. The companies say customers will be able to use DashPass and Instacart+ with one membership fee, and Instacart customers will gain access to 50,000 more stores while keeping Instacart’s brand and app. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2028, bringing together the two largest grocery delivery platforms in the United States.
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(UPDATED October 29, 2026 17:01 UTC)
DoorDash has agreed to buy Instacart for about $17 billion, bringing together the two largest U.S. grocery delivery platforms and DoorDash’s restaurant-delivery business. DoorDash will pay $65 per share, and Instacart’s name, app and shoppers will remain, while its customers gain access to 50,000 more stores. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2028, expanding DoorDash’s grocery partnerships and giving supermarkets more ways to run their websites through Instacart’s platform.
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(UPDATED October 29, 2026 14:59 UTC)
DoorDash has agreed to buy Instacart for about $17 billion, bringing together the two largest U.S. grocery-delivery platforms with DoorDash’s restaurant-delivery business. DoorDash says the deal could expand grocery delivery and give supermarkets more tools to run their websites, while Instacart’s name, app, and shoppers will remain, and its customers will gain access to 50,000 more stores. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2028.
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(UPDATED October 29, 2026 14:04 UTC)
DoorDash has agreed to buy Instacart for $17 billion, bringing together the two largest grocery delivery platforms in the United States and combining DoorDash’s restaurant-delivery business with Instacart’s grocery partnerships. DoorDash will pay $65 per share, and the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2028. Instacart’s name and app will remain, while customers will gain access to 50,000 more stores and the companies say the combination could give grocers more tools to run their websites and expand delivery.
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(UPDATED October 29, 2026 13:02 UTC)
DoorDash has agreed to buy Instacart in a deal valued at about $17 billion, bringing together the two largest grocery delivery platforms in the United States. DoorDash would pay $65 per share, combining its restaurant-delivery business with Instacart’s grocery partnerships and technology. The companies say the deal could help more supermarkets run their websites through Instacart’s platform, and it is expected to close in the first half of 2028.