# Dark stores in Chennai: how many, which apps and which areas

On 1 November 2026, Rewalto counted 542 quick-commerce dark stores in Chennai: Blinkit 131, Zepto 104, Flipkart Minutes 95, Swiggy Instamart 93, JioMart 75 and BigBasket 44. Chennai ranks 5 of 689 cities by store count, with 4% of India's stores. It has 62% of the stores Rewalto counts in Tamil Nadu.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Dark stores | 542; counted 1 Nov 2026 |
| Rank among cities | 5 of 689; 4% of India's 13,813 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 6: Blinkit, Zepto, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, JioMart, BigBasket |
| Apps not found here | DMart; in our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 210; most stores: Anna Nagar (13), Perambur (12), Perungudi (12) |
| Checked | 1 Nov 2026; weekly, per app |

## Stores by app

| App | Stores |
| --- | --- |
| Blinkit | 131 |
| Zepto | 104 |
| Flipkart Minutes | 95 |
| Swiggy Instamart | 93 |
| JioMart | 75 |
| BigBasket | 44 |

## Areas with the most stores

| Area | Stores | Apps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anna Nagar | 13 | BigBasket, Blinkit, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Perambur | 12 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Perungudi | 12 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Ambattur | 11 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Medavakkam | 11 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Sholinganallur | 10 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Kolathur | 9 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Mylapore | 8 | BigBasket, Blinkit, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Poonamallee | 8 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart |
| Thygarayanagar | 8 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Chromepet | 7 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Mogappair | 7 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Velachery | 7 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Thuraipakkam | 7 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart |
| Tiruvottiyur | 7 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart |
| Adyar | 6 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Avadi | 6 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Tambaram | 6 | BigBasket, Blinkit, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Nanganallur | 6 | Blinkit, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Pallavaram | 6 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Virugambakkam | 6 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Velacheri | 6 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart |
| Kilpauk | 5 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart |
| Chitlapakkam | 5 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Pammal | 5 | Blinkit, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Royapettah | 5 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart |
| St Thomas Mount | 5 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Zepto |
| Aminijikarai | 4 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart |
| Gerugambakkam | 4 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Kodungaiyur | 4 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart |

## What the counts show

- Blinkit and Zepto are close in Chennai: 131 and 104 stores.
- Blinkit holds 24% of the stores here, against 37% across India.
- No DMart store was found in Chennai in our checks.
- 210 named areas have at least one store. Anna Nagar (13), Perambur (12) and Perungudi (12) have the most, 7% of the city's stores together.
- Perambur is served by 6 apps: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart and Zepto.
- 15 stores have no named area, because the app did not show one.
- Chennai holds 62% of the 878 stores Rewalto counts in 28 Tamil Nadu cities, more than any other Tamil Nadu city.
- Across the state that is 2.1 stores per 100,000 people living in Tamil Nadu's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 42.7 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
- The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Tambaram (25 km, 12 stores), Tirupati (112 km, 17 stores) and Vellore (125 km, 20 stores).

## Questions people ask

### How many dark stores are there in Chennai?

542, counted by Rewalto on 1 November 2026 across 6 apps.

### Which app has the most dark stores in Chennai?

Blinkit, with 131 stores, then Zepto with 104 and Flipkart Minutes with 95 (1 Nov 2026).

### Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Chennai?

Blinkit, Zepto, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, JioMart and BigBasket. We found no DMart store in Chennai in our checks.

### Which areas of Chennai have the most dark stores?

Anna Nagar (13), Perambur (12) and Perungudi (12), out of 210 named areas with a store.

### How many dark stores are there in Tamil Nadu?

878, in 28 cities, counted by Rewalto on 1 November 2026; Chennai has 542 of them.

### How does Chennai compare with other Indian cities?

It ranks 5 of 689 cities by store count and holds 4% of the 13,813 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.

Every city and app: https://rewalto.com/data/dark-stores

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Last content change: 2026-11-01