--- description: Find out why OpenTable was selected for TIME‘s list of the most influential companies of 2026. title: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2026: OpenTable image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltac562513d6eb97c3/69d7dc5a6ce4535afb332803/time100-companies-2026-opentable.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 30, 2026 # OpenTable Dining data by [Derek Rose](/author/derek-rose/) ## Derek Rose Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Courtesy OpenTable With over 65,000 participating restaurants across more than 80 countries, OpenTable seats the most patrons—1.9 billion per year—of any dining reservation platform. OpenTable has also been booking reservations since 1998, which means the company sits on a coveted trove of customer data, from dietary restrictions to special event logs and time spent dining annually. “Those nuggets of information are critical to running a productive restaurant,” says CEO Debby Soo. “Restaurateurs want to use that \[data\] to provide more meaningful, magical hospitality moments for their guests.” However, over the last decade, a group of challengers have encroached on OpenTable’s turf—particularly Resy, which was acquired by American Express in 2019 and is known for its partnerships with buzzy restaurants. But the legacy platform has fought to stay on top. In 2024, OpenTable partnered with Visa to offer cardholders a mélange of dining benefits, including reservation slots at popular restaurants; they have also [reportedly paid restaurants to leave Resy and join OpenTable](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/dining/opentable-restaurants.html "undefined"). And in 2025, OpenTable teamed up with Uber to integrate restaurant booking and transportation services. “We're a connector, right?” Soo says. “But we're not the main event. We’re not the star. We are an enabler, both for restaurants and diners.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/opentable/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/opentable/"},"headline":"OpenTable","datePublished":"2026-04-30T13:20:51.777Z","dateModified":"2026-05-12T07:03:07.100Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/opentable/","keywords":["TIME100 Companies","franchise","list"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltac562513d6eb97c3/69d7dc5a6ce4535afb332803/time100-companies-2026-opentable.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Derek Rose","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/derek-rose/"}],"creator":"Derek Rose","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltac562513d6eb97c3/69d7dc5a6ce4535afb332803/time100-companies-2026-opentable.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/opentable/","name":"OpenTable"}}]}] ```