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# How many jobs did the delivery industry create?
- URL: https://blog.chineseskill.com/2020/12/29/how-many-jobs-did-the-delivery-industry-create/
- Published: 2020-12-29T09:12:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-05T04:03:03.000Z
- Author: ICY HU
- Tags: English, #Migrated-1785811753161, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-04 02:49

Delivery service has been such an essential part of the daily life in China! Delivery service not only provide people the convenience of urban life, but also created a lot of working opportunities for people looking for employment opportunities in big cities. More people than ever are turning to gigging in the food delivery space. The high earning potential even attracted college graduates to join the army of delivery courier.

## Quick Answer: How many jobs did the delivery industry create?

Food delivery has become an important form of flexible employment in China, but this article's claim of seven million riders—including education-level subtotals—has no retained source and is not verified here. A government-published summary reported 3.987 million people earning income through Meituan in 2019, while an employment-service report cited 4.717 million in 2020\. These are platform participation counts, not a complete count of unique full-time jobs across the entire industry.

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*Editorial note:* Statistical scope note: platform income-earner counts can include part-time or intermittent riders and cannot automatically be added across platforms or equated with full-time jobs. The original seven-million claim remains visible but unverified.  
*Authoritative source:* [Ministry of Commerce service-trade guide: 2019 rider employment report summary](https://tradeinservices.mofcom.gov.cn/article/yanjiu/pinglun/202004/101967.html?ref=blog.chineseskill.com); [China Employment Network: 2020 platform rider employment](https://chinajob.mohrss.gov.cn/h5/c/2021-07-08/313439.shtml?ref=blog.chineseskill.com). Accessed August 5, 2026.

During the pandemic this year, delivery workers kept working hard on providing people with the convenience of door-to-door delivery. During the lockdown in Wuhan, doctors are working non-stop on the front line in the hospitals, and the delivery workers kept the delivery operations going. Some even volunteered to help deliver other critical resources. They are all angels among us, to whom we are all grateful for their services especially during times like this.

中国人的日常生活已经越来越离不开外卖，外卖行业不仅给上班的人提供了方便，还给大量来大城市打工的人提供了工作机会。收入的吸引力甚至让很多大学毕业生趋之若鹜。中国有700万个外卖骑手，其中21万本科生，7万硕士生。 在今年疫情期间，外卖骑手仍然坚持工作，给许多居家上班的人提供了很大的方便。在武汉封锁期间，医生在前线救人，他们坚持给医生送餐，有的还当志愿者帮忙运送物资，他们也是平凡而伟大的超级英雄。

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does the article verify seven million food-delivery jobs?

No. The migrated article retains that number without a traceable source or defined counting method.

### What comparable historical figures are documented?

Government-published summaries cited 3.987 million people earning through Meituan in 2019 and 4.717 million in 2020.

### Are platform rider counts the same as full-time jobs?

No. They can include flexible, part-time or intermittent participation and do not necessarily represent unique full-time positions across the industry.

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