According to the survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in Malaysia, approximately 51 percent of the female respondents and 59 percent of the male respondents stated that they ordered food from food delivery apps more often during the COVID-19 pandemic because dining out was not an option due to the COVID-19 measurements.Ten percent of the male respondents said the reason why they used food delivery apps more was because they could not cook. The same survey showed that Malaysians mainly ordered lunch on food delivery apps.
Reasons of using food delivery apps more often during COVID-19 pandemic among respondents in Malaysia as of April 2023, by gender
female respondents = 3,463; male respondents = 2,173
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The question asked in the survey was as follows: " If you ordered more through food delivery apps: Why did you increase your food delivery apps use during this time? (up to three answers are allowed)"
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Rakuten Insight. (May 30, 2023). Reasons of using food delivery apps more often during COVID-19 pandemic among respondents in Malaysia as of April 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143438/malaysia-reasons-using-food-delivery-apps-more-during-covid-19-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Reasons of using food delivery apps more often during COVID-19 pandemic among respondents in Malaysia as of April 2023, by gender." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143438/malaysia-reasons-using-food-delivery-apps-more-during-covid-19-by-gender/
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Rakuten Insight. "Reasons of Using Food Delivery Apps More Often during Covid-19 Pandemic among Respondents in Malaysia as of April 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143438/malaysia-reasons-using-food-delivery-apps-more-during-covid-19-by-gender/
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Reasons of using food delivery apps more often during COVID-19 pandemic among respondents in Malaysia as of April 2023, by gender [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143438/malaysia-reasons-using-food-delivery-apps-more-during-covid-19-by-gender/
