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Ten million orders. 2.1 million users.

The interesting number is the one between them.

Source
Chowdeck’s 2025 figures, published by its founder
Method
One division, and what it implies about order frequency
Where it stops
Two public numbers don’t measure retention. Nothing here comes from inside the company.
Ten million divided by 2.1 million equals 4.8 — roughly one order every 2.5 months.
01 · The milestone

Femi Aluko published Chowdeck’s 2025 figures himself: ten million orders delivered, to 2.1 million registered users.

It’s a genuine milestone. It’s also the kind of number that closes a conversation rather than opening one.

SourcePublished by Chowdeck’s founder.

02 · The division

One number into the other.

Roughly one order every 2.5 months.

Ten million orders divided by 2.1 million registered users equals 4.8 orders per registered user per year, or roughly one order every 2.5 months.

The interesting question isn’t the headline order count. It’s how often the average registered user comes back.

03 · Three places I look when frequency starts leaking

Where frequency usually goes.

My lifecycle lens, not findings about Chowdeck. This is where I’ve seen frequency go across food and commerce platforms.

01
The forgetting curve

A good first experience, and then the app stops existing.

02
The discovery gap

The same two or three restaurants, and nothing beyond them.

03
Silent churn

Someone stops ordering and nothing in the system notices.

EstimateMy lifecycle lens, from other food and commerce accounts — not a finding about Chowdeck.

The original post

Two numbers, published by the company itself. The rest is division.

This is how I read every system. Yours too, if you like.