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

On 31 October 2026, Rewalto counted 282 quick-commerce dark stores in Lucknow: Blinkit 129, Zepto 51, JioMart 38, Flipkart Minutes 31, Swiggy Instamart 19 and BigBasket 14. Lucknow ranks 9 of 688 cities by store count, with 2% of India's stores. It has 18% of the stores Rewalto counts in Uttar Pradesh.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Dark stores | 282; counted 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rank among cities | 9 of 688; 2% of India's 13,740 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 6: Blinkit, Zepto, JioMart, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket |
| Apps not found here | DMart; in our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 96; most stores: Gomti Nagar (32), Alambagh (15), Mahanagar (13) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026; weekly, per app |

## Stores by app

| App | Stores |
| --- | --- |
| Blinkit | 129 |
| Zepto | 51 |
| JioMart | 38 |
| Flipkart Minutes | 31 |
| Swiggy Instamart | 19 |
| BigBasket | 14 |

## Areas with the most stores

| Area | Stores | Apps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gomti Nagar | 32 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Alambagh | 15 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Mahanagar | 13 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Sushant Golf City | 10 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Dilkusha | 9 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| LDA Colony | 8 | BigBasket, Blinkit, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Vikas Nagar | 8 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Zepto |
| Indira Nagar | 8 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart |
| Jankipuram | 7 | Blinkit, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Rajaji Puram | 6 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart |
| Vrindavan Colony | 6 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart |
| Rajendranagar SO Lucknow | 5 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart |
| Jankipuram Extension | 5 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart |
| Cimap | 5 | Blinkit, Zepto |
| Lucknow Chowk | 5 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Arjunganj | 4 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Zepto |
| Mubarakpur | 4 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart |
| Aliganj | 4 | Blinkit, JioMart, Zepto |
| Chinhat | 4 | Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Aminabad | 4 | Swiggy Instamart, Zepto |
| Chowk | 3 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Zepto |
| Kamta | 3 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart |
| B R A University | 3 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| IIM Lucknow | 3 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Industria Area Chinhat | 3 | Blinkit, Zepto |
| MANAS NAGAR | 3 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Sgpgi | 3 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Avas Vikas Colony SO Lucknow | 2 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Daliganj | 2 | Blinkit, Zepto |
| New Hyderabad | 2 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes |

## What the counts show

- Blinkit has the most stores in Lucknow (129), ahead of Zepto (51).
- JioMart holds 13% of the stores here, against 23% across India.
- No DMart store was found in Lucknow in our checks.
- 96 named areas have at least one store. Gomti Nagar (32), Alambagh (15) and Mahanagar (13) have the most, 21% of the city's stores together.
- Gomti Nagar is served by 6 apps: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart and Zepto.
- 16 stores have no named area, because the app did not show one.
- Lucknow holds 18% of the 1,562 stores Rewalto counts in 54 Uttar Pradesh cities, more than any other Uttar Pradesh city.
- Across the state that is 2.6 stores per 100,000 people living in Uttar Pradesh's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 59.4 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
- The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Kanpur (74 km, 111 stores), Ayodhya (125 km, 12 stores) and Prayagraj (180 km, 75 stores).

## Questions people ask

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

282, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 6 apps.

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

Blinkit, with 129 stores, then Zepto with 51 and JioMart with 38 (31 Oct 2026).

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

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

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

Gomti Nagar (32), Alambagh (15) and Mahanagar (13), out of 96 named areas with a store.

### How many dark stores are there in Uttar Pradesh?

1,562, in 54 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Lucknow has 282 of them.

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

It ranks 9 of 688 cities by store count and holds 2% of the 13,740 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.

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

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Last content change: 2026-10-31