Swiggy Instamart
- Parent
- Swiggy
- Founded
- 2014 (Instamart: 2020)
- Headquarters
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Total stores
- 1,038
Swiggy Instamart vs BigBasket
1,038 vs 664 stores across India, compared head-to-head.
Swiggy Instamart
1,038
stores
196 cities · 18.5% share
BigBasket
664
stores
108 cities · 11.8% share
Swiggy Instamart leads BigBasket across India with 1038 stores to 664 - a 56% margin.
National coverage map
Every dark store plotted on the India outline. DataMeet boundaries, Survey of India–aligned.
Swiggy Instamart 1,038
BigBasket 664
Head to head
| Metric | Swiggy Instamart | BigBasket |
|---|---|---|
| Total stores | 1,038 | 664 |
| Cities with presence | 196 | 108 |
| States with presence | 23 | 21 |
| Market share | 18.5% | 11.8% |
| Top city | Southe Gowdanahalli | Bangalore |
| Stores in top city | 116 | 95 |
| Cities where both operate | 78 | 78 |
| Cities only this platform | 118 | 30 |
Top 15 cities by combined store count
Where both platforms concentrate their networks.
| City | Swiggy Instamart | BigBasket | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southe Gowdanahalli | 116 | 95 | 211 |
| Secunderabad | 77 | 64 | 141 |
| Delhi | 63 | 55 | 118 |
| Kelambakkam | 67 | 47 | 114 |
| Pune City | 46 | 22 | 68 |
| Vasai Virar | 44 | 17 | 61 |
| Kolkata | 29 | 31 | 60 |
| Gurgaon | 31 | 18 | 49 |
| Ghaziabad | 20 | 13 | 33 |
| Ahmedabad | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Lucknow | 0 | 16 | 16 |
Coverage gaps
Neighbourhoods where each platform operates exclusively. 78 neighbourhoods served by all platforms in this comparison.
Only Swiggy Instamart
20- Jaipur 16 stores
- Surat 8 stores
- Coimbatore 8 stores
- Nashik 5 stores
- Jalandhar 2 stores
- Siliguri 5 stores
- Meerut 4 stores
- Dombivli 6 stores
- Vasai Virar 3 stores
- Gorakhpur 3 stores
- Udaipur 3 stores
- Amritsar 2 stores
- + 8 more
Only BigBasket
20- Madhyamgram 1 store
- Khardaha 2 stores
- Sambalpur 1 store
- Panihati 1 store
- Bally 1 store
- Chandannagar 1 store
- Serampore 1 store
- Kalyan-Dombivli 1 store
- Uttarpara Kotrung 1 store
- Faizabad 1 store
- Muzaffarnagar 1 store
- Chakapara 1 store
- + 8 more
The coverage gaps roughly balance - each platform reaches a handful of cities the other misses.
About the platforms
BigBasket
- Parent
- BigBasket (a Tata Digital company)
- Founded
- 2011 (BigBasket: 2022)
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Total stores
- 664
What this means for you
Swiggy Instamart and BigBasket share many cities but each has pockets the other doesn't reach. Swiggy Instamart is the only option in Jaipur and Surat, while BigBasket is the only option in Madhyamgram and Khardaha. Southe Gowdanahalli is the hottest city for both platforms.
About this comparison
Data current as of 2026-07-08. Store counts, area coverage, and exclusive-area calculations are based on our most recent data refresh. Methodology → · Report incorrect data →
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