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Delivery Workers Earn $104M; Tips Drop 79% After App Changes

8/1/2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a report that delivery workers have earned $104 million in tips since January.
The report said tips fell 79% after Uber Eats and DoorDash hid tip buttons and set defaults below 10%.
Officials noted tips have doubled since late-January rules, putting 70,000 workers on track for $2,287 more annually.
DoorDash public-policy head John Horton called the findings “flat out wrong,” saying after-checkout tipping is common.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a report that delivery workers have earned $104 million in tips since January.
The report said tips fell 79% after Uber Eats and DoorDash hid tip buttons and set defaults below 10%.
Officials noted tips have doubled since late-January rules, putting 70,000 workers on track for $2,287 more annually.
DoorDash public-policy head John Horton called the findings “flat out wrong,” saying after-checkout tipping is common.