Quick commerce has expanded rapidly across Indian cities. Today, shoppers can order groceries, household essentials, snacks and other everyday products through multiple delivery platforms.

Based on our research on publicly available data as on Aug 2026 currently 408 cities and 5,625 Dark stores across five major platforms are discovered.

The platforms covered are:

• Blinkit
• Zepto
• Swiggy Instamart
• Flipkart Minutes
• BigBasket

The directory organizes cities by region and provides a city-level store count along with the platform breakdown.

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Quick-Commerce Dark Store Count by Major City

Here are some of the largest city-level markets in the directory:

Rank	City	State	Stores	Blinkit	Zepto	Swiggy	Flipkart Minutes	BigBasket
1	Bangalore	Karnataka	629	165	159	116	94	95
2	Delhi	Delhi	474	171	98	63	87	55
3	Hyderabad	Telangana	406	94	110	77	61	64
4	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	320	62	80	67	64	47
5	Mumbai	Maharashtra	278	83	80	44	54	17
6	Pune	Maharashtra	244	84	54	46	38	22
7	Kolkata	West Bengal	220	58	34	29	68	31
8	Gurgaon	Haryana	191	75	49	31	18	18
9	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	135	49	30	17	23	16
10	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	122	44	20	17	29	12

These figures are from the city directory/data supplied for this article. The live directory shows the same city-level structure and counts.

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North India Dark Store Data

The directory currently groups 132 cities under North India. Delhi leads the region with 474 mapped stores, followed by Gurgaon with 191, Lucknow with 135, Ghaziabad with 116 and Noida with 101.

Major North Indian Cities

City	State	Stores
Delhi	Delhi	474
Gurgaon	Haryana	191
Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	135
Ghaziabad	Uttar Pradesh	116
Noida	Uttar Pradesh	101
Jaipur	Rajasthan	91
Faridabad	Haryana	57
Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	50
Dehradun	Uttarakhand	49
Greater Noida	Uttar Pradesh	48
Ludhiana	Punjab	35
Mohali	Punjab	32
Prayagraj	Uttar Pradesh	30
Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	30
Chandigarh	Chandigarh	28
Agra	Uttar Pradesh	25

The directory also contains many smaller Tier 2 markets, including Jalandhar, Meerut, Kharar, Zirakpur, Bareilly, Gorakhpur and Udaipur.

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South India Dark Store List

South India contains 102 cities in the directory. Bangalore is the largest mapped market with 629 stores, followed by Hyderabad with 406 and Chennai with 320.

City	State	Stores
Bangalore	Karnataka	629
Hyderabad	Telangana	406
Chennai	Tamil Nadu	320
Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	36
Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	32
Mysuru	Karnataka	31
Vijayawada	Andhra Pradesh	31
Kochi	Kerala	25

This shows that quick-commerce coverage is not limited to India’s traditional mega-cities. The directory also includes smaller South Indian markets.

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West India Dark Store List

The directory lists 78 cities in West India.

Mumbai leads the region with 278 stores, followed by Pune with 244 and Ahmedabad with 122.

City	State	Stores
Mumbai	Maharashtra	278
Pune	Maharashtra	244
Ahmedabad	Gujarat	122
Thane	Maharashtra	55
Navi Mumbai	Maharashtra	52
Nagpur	Maharashtra	50
Vadodara	Gujarat	39
Surat	Gujarat	35
Nashik	Maharashtra	26

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Central India Dark Store List

Central India currently has 14 cities in the directory.

City	State	Stores
Indore	Madhya Pradesh	41
Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	38
Raipur	Chhattisgarh	22
Gwalior	Madhya Pradesh	13
Jabalpur	Madhya Pradesh	13
Bhilai	Chhattisgarh	7
Ujjain	Madhya Pradesh	5
Bilaspur	Chhattisgarh	4
Rau	Madhya Pradesh	4
Satna	Madhya Pradesh	2

Smaller cities in the directory include Rewa, Ratlam, Narmadapuram and Dewas.

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Northeast India Dark Store List

The directory currently lists 5 cities in Northeast India:

City	State	Stores
Guwahati	Assam	48
Dibrugarh	Assam	2
Silchar	Assam	1
Tinsukia	Assam	1
Nalbari	Assam	1

Guwahati is clearly the largest mapped quick-commerce market in the region.

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Which Quick-Commerce Platform Has the Largest Network?

The national dataset currently contains 5,625 mapped stores across 408+ cities. The platform totals shown are approximately:

Platform	Mapped Stores
Blinkit	1,955
Zepto	1,088
Swiggy Instamart	1,038
Flipkart Minutes	880
BigBasket	664

Blinkit therefore has the largest mapped store network in this dataset.

However, the platform leader can change from city to city. For example, Zepto leads Blinkit’s count in Hyderabad, while Flipkart Minutes has a particularly large presence in Kolkata relative to the other listed platforms.

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Delhi Is One of India’s Biggest Quick-Commerce Markets

Delhi deserves a separate mention because it has 474 mapped stores, making it the second-largest city in the directory after Bangalore.

Delhi’s breakdown is:

Platform	Stores
Blinkit	171
Zepto	98
Flipkart Minutes	87
Swiggy Instamart	63
BigBasket	55
Total	474

This makes Delhi an excellent example of how competitive the quick-commerce market has become.

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How to Use This City-Wise Quick-Commerce Data

This type of dataset is useful for more than simply finding the nearest delivery app.

For shoppers

You can compare the availability of different platforms in your city.

For businesses

Store density can provide an indication of where quick-commerce competition is strongest.

For researchers

The city-by-city structure makes it easier to compare metro and Tier 2 markets.

For local businesses

Areas with lower platform coverage may represent potential underserved markets.

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Quick-Commerce Store Finder by City

If you are looking for a specific city, the easiest approach is to start with the city directory and then move into the relevant city and area pages.

The directory provides 408 cities, with filters for Metro, Tier 1 and Tier 2 markets and regional filters for North, South, West, East, Central and Northeast India.

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Frequently Asked Questions