Zepto vs Swiggy Instamart

1,088 vs 1,038 stores across India, compared head-to-head.

Zepto
1,088

stores

87 cities · 19.3% share

Swiggy Instamart
1,038

stores

196 cities · 18.5% share

Zepto and Swiggy Instamart are effectively tied across India - 1088 stores to 1038.

National coverage map

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

Zepto 1,088
Swiggy Instamart 1,038
Projected from live coordinates · 2026-07-10

Head to head

Metric Zepto Swiggy Instamart
Total stores 1,088 1,038
Cities with presence 87 196
States with presence 17 23
Market share 19.3% 18.5%
Top city Bangalore Southe Gowdanahalli
Stores in top city 159 116
Cities where both operate 77 77
Cities only this platform 10 119

Top 15 cities by combined store count

Where both platforms concentrate their networks.

City Zepto Swiggy Instamart Total
Bangalore 159 116 275
Hyderabad 110 77 187
Delhi 98 63 161
Chennai 80 67 147
Mumbai 80 44 124
Pune 54 46 100
Gurgaon 49 31 80
Kolkata 34 29 63
Ghaziabad 33 20 53
Lucknow 30 0 30
Ahmedabad 0 17 17

Coverage gaps

Neighbourhoods where each platform operates exclusively. 77 neighbourhoods served by all platforms in this comparison.

Only Zepto

10
  • Haridwar 2 stores
  • Bhiwadi 1 store
  • Hisar 1 store
  • Rewari 1 store
  • Hosur 1 store
  • Hapur 1 store
  • Mahesana 1 store
  • Valsad 1 store
  • Vadodra 1 store
  • Belgavi 1 store

Only Swiggy Instamart

20
  • Patna 9 stores
  • Guwahati 7 stores
  • Bhopal 8 stores
  • Visakhapatnam 8 stores
  • Bhubaneswar 10 stores
  • Ranchi 4 stores
  • Jamshedpur 5 stores
  • Raipur 4 stores
  • Siliguri 5 stores
  • Trivandrum 11 stores
  • Gwalior 4 stores
  • Jabalpur 3 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
1,088
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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 share many cities but each has pockets the other doesn't reach. Zepto is the only option in Haridwar and Bhiwadi, while Swiggy Instamart is the only option in Patna and Guwahati. Zepto packs more stores per area on average (12.5 vs 5.3), which usually means faster delivery in its core cities. Bangalore is the hottest city for both platforms.

About this comparison

Data current as of 2026-07-10. Store counts, area coverage, and exclusive-area calculations are based on our most recent data refresh. Methodology → · Report incorrect data →

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