Zepto vs Swiggy Instamart

1,089 vs 1,038 stores across India, compared head-to-head.

Zepto
1,089

stores

68 cities · 26.7% share

Swiggy Instamart
1,038

stores

204 cities · 25.4% share

Zepto and Swiggy Instamart are effectively tied across India - 1089 stores to 1038.

National coverage map

Every dark store plotted on the India outline. DataMeet boundaries, Survey of India–aligned.

Zepto 1,089
Swiggy Instamart 1,038
Projected from live coordinates · 2026-04-15

Head to head

Metric Zepto Swiggy Instamart
Total stores 1,089 1,038
Cities with presence 68 204
States with presence 17 23
Market share 26.7% 25.4%
Top city Bangalore Bangalore
Stores in top city 159 115
Cities where both operate 54 54
Cities only this platform 14 150

Top 15 cities by combined store count

Where both platforms concentrate their networks.

City Zepto Swiggy Instamart Total
Bangalore 159 115 274
Hyderabad 112 74 186
Delhi 98 63 161
Mumbai 119 38 157
Chennai 83 66 149
Pune 54 45 99
Gurgaon 49 31 80
Kolkata 42 29 71
Noida 42 0 42
Lucknow 30 0 30
Navi Mumbai 0 17 17
Ghaziabad 0 17 17

Coverage gaps

Neighbourhoods where each platform operates exclusively. 54 neighbourhoods served by all platforms in this comparison.

Only Zepto

14
  • S.A.S Nagar 12 stores
  • Vadodra 6 stores
  • Haridwar 2 stores
  • Hisar 1 store
  • Bhiwadi 1 store
  • Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar 3 stores
  • Rewari 1 store
  • Hapur 1 store
  • Valsad 1 store
  • Hosur 1 store
  • Belgavi 2 stores
  • Mehsana 1 store
  • + 2 more

Only Swiggy Instamart

20
  • Thane 15 stores
  • Navi Mumbai 17 stores
  • Greater Noida 11 stores
  • Patna 8 stores
  • Bhopal 8 stores
  • Guwahati 7 stores
  • Vadodara 6 stores
  • Mohali 6 stores
  • Visakhapatnam 8 stores
  • Bhubaneswar 10 stores
  • Ranchi 4 stores
  • Siliguri 5 stores
  • + 8 more

The coverage gaps roughly balance - each platform reaches a handful of cities the other misses.

About the platforms

Zepto

Parent
Zepto
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Total stores
1,089
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Swiggy Instamart

Parent
Swiggy
Founded
2014 (Instamart: 2020)
Headquarters
Bangalore, Karnataka
Total stores
1,038
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What this means for you

Zepto and Swiggy Instamart cover largely different cities. Zepto is the only option in S.A.S Nagar and Vadodra, while Swiggy Instamart is the only option in Thane and Navi Mumbai. Zepto packs more stores per area on average (16 vs 5.1), which usually means faster delivery in its core cities. Bangalore is the hottest city for both platforms.

About this comparison

Data current as of 2026-04-15. Store counts, area coverage, and exclusive-area calculations are based on our most recent data refresh. Methodology → · Report incorrect data →

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