Chinese shopping platform Meituan, big strides in drone deliveries threw. The company announced that it has completed more than 100,000 drone deliveries by 2022, an increase of more than 400% from the previous year.
starting in 2017 drone delivery service, officially started normal trial operation in early 2021. By the end of 2022, Meituan drones had landed in Shenzhen and Shanghai, serving approximately 20,000 households, including 18 communities and office buildings.
Meituan’s drone delivery service, average with a delivery time of 12 minutes extremely fast. This is approximately equal to traditional distribution methods. 150% more efficient and saves users about 30,000 hours of standby time.
The company’s drones are currently capable of delivering more than 20,000 supermarkets of FMCG, including catering, beauty and cosmetics, and also Apple iPhone and new products such as vivo can also be delivered by drones.
The main users of Meituan’s drone delivery service are around 80% of the total users. White-collar workers aged 20-35 is formed. This is approximately equal to traditional distribution models. 10 percent higher. The company also noted that its users prefer drone deliveries when shopping.
Meituan’s drone delivery service was successful and contributed to the company’s financial success. In the last quarter of 2022, the company’s revenue was 62.62 billion yuan, an increase of 28.2% from the previous year, and a net profit of 1.22 billion yuan and turned losses into profits. In 2023, this type of delivery is expected to grow further.