QuickCommerceMap Research
Reports & analysis
14 data-driven reports on India’s quick-commerce landscape. City deep-dives, platform benchmarks, and the employment story behind 4,081 dark stores.
India Quick Commerce Expansion Opportunities 2026
The investor's framework - 7 criteria, disclosed weights, applied to every Indian city with a verified QC footprint or a realistic expansion case. Top 50 ranked, methodology open.
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Criteria in the expansion framework
Sachin Gurjar
State reports
10 states · more coming quarterly
Karnataka Quick Commerce Report 2026
507 dark stores mapped across Karnataka - Bangalore's 86% concentration, the tier-2 cities left behind, and the platforms competing for an uneven market.
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Maharashtra Quick Commerce Report 2026
639 dark stores mapped across Maharashtra - India's largest state footprint, anchored by Mumbai and Pune's twin metropolitan markets and a tier-2 tail that has barely begun.
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Uttar Pradesh Quick Commerce Report 2026
498 dark stores mapped across Uttar Pradesh - the most geographically distributed quick-commerce market in India, spanning 51 cities from NCR satellites to eastern UP pilgrim towns.
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Delhi Quick Commerce Report 2026
330 dark stores mapped across Delhi - the densest single-jurisdiction quick-commerce market in India, with Blinkit's 51% lead defining the city's competitive landscape.
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Telangana Quick Commerce Report 2026
310 dark stores mapped across Telangana - Zepto's flagship state where Hyderabad's three-way contest tilts away from Blinkit and 89% of the state's footprint sits in one city.
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Tamil Nadu Quick Commerce Report 2026
281 dark stores mapped across Tamil Nadu - the only Phase 1 state where Swiggy Instamart is the #1 operator, built on Chennai's platform diversity and an underdeveloped tier-2 long tail.
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Haryana Quick Commerce Report 2026
271 dark stores mapped across Haryana - effectively the suburban half of Delhi NCR, with Gurgaon and Faridabad carrying 72% of the state's quick-commerce economy.
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West Bengal Quick Commerce Report 2026
205 dark stores mapped across West Bengal - the most Blinkit-dominated state in the top 10, with limited Zepto presence outside Kolkata and an under-addressed tier-2 belt.
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Gujarat Quick Commerce Report 2026
196 dark stores mapped across Gujarat - the most geographically balanced top-10 state, with a five-city urban backbone and the clearest Blinkit-led statewide footprint.
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Punjab Quick Commerce Report 2026
141 dark stores mapped across Punjab - the most evenly distributed top-10 state, with the Chandigarh tricity effectively functioning as Punjab's quick-commerce capital.
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More reading
13 reports
The Blinkit Strategy Report 2026
A complete strategic and geographic analysis of Blinkit's 1,954 stores - the footprint, the Zomato relationship, the workforce moat, and what the data reveals about the next 36 months.
Blinkit dark stores, March 2026
South India Quick Commerce Atlas 2026
A complete regional analysis of quick commerce across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala - state-by-state, tech-corridor dynamics, and the Kerala question.
Dark stores across the five southern states
Tier 2 Cities Quick Commerce Playbook 2026
Every Tier-2 Indian city with quick commerce, the 150+ without it, and the economics that determine which of them becomes operator country in 2026–2028.
Tier-2 cities with at least one dark store
Quick Commerce in Bangalore: India's Dark Store Capital
Bangalore leads India's quick commerce race with 438 dark stores across three platforms. An in-depth analysis of the city's neighborhood-level store distribution, platform competition, and what makes it the country's dark store capital.
dark stores in Bangalore
Dark Store Jobs in India: The 2026 Employment Landscape
India's 4,081 dark stores employ 40,000-80,000 workers and need 110,000-220,000 new hires annually. A comprehensive look at the roles, salaries, career paths, and working conditions in the country's fastest-growing blue-collar employment category.
annual hires needed across the industry
India Quick Commerce Map 2026: 4,081 Dark Stores Mapped
A comprehensive mapping of India's quick commerce infrastructure across Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart - covering 4,081 dark stores in 408 cities and 26 states as of March 2026.
dark stores mapped across India
Blinkit vs Zepto: Who Has More Dark Stores in 2026?
A head-to-head comparison of Blinkit and Zepto's dark store networks - store counts, geographic strategy, city tier preferences, and what the numbers reveal about each platform's playbook.
Blinkit vs Zepto store count
Dark Store Expansion in Tier 2 Cities: Where Quick Commerce Is Heading Next
An analysis of quick commerce penetration in India's Tier 2 cities - which platforms arrived first, which cities have the highest dark store counts, and what the expansion patterns signal about the sector's next phase.
cities with at least one dark store
Quick Commerce in Delhi NCR: A Dark Store Analysis
A deep dive into the Delhi National Capital Region's dark store landscape - covering Delhi (330 stores), Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad, and Faridabad with platform-level analysis and locality breakdowns.
dark stores across Delhi NCR
Quick Commerce in Mumbai: Dark Store Network Analysis
Mumbai sits within Maharashtra's 639-store dark store network - the largest state-level concentration in India. An analysis of Mumbai's unique geography, platform strategies, and the operational challenges of running dark stores in India's most expensive real estate market.
dark stores in Maharashtra
Quick Commerce in India: A State-by-State Analysis
A comprehensive analysis of dark store distribution across all 26 states where quick commerce operates, covering 4,081 stores in 408 cities. Which states lead, which are underserved, and what explains the regional patterns.
states with dark store operations
Top 10 Cities by Dark Store Density in India
Ranking India's top 10 cities by dark store concentration, with platform-level breakdowns and analysis of what drives quick commerce density in each market.
dark stores in Bangalore alone
Swiggy Instamart Store Network: A Deep Dive
Swiggy Instamart operates 1,038 dark stores across India, making it the third-largest quick commerce network. An analysis of its geographic strategy, competitive positioning against Blinkit and Zepto, and what its store footprint reveals about the company's priorities.
Swiggy Instamart dark stores nationwide
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