Blinkit vs Swiggy Instamart in Kochi
Swiggy Instamart has more: 14 dark stores in Kochi against Blinkit’s 11, a gap of 3.
Kochi is one of the few cities where Instamart beats Blinkit. Instamart has 14 dark stores to Blinkit's 11, making it Kochi's largest dark-store app, and it reaches 14 areas against Blinkit's 10. Blinkit still has the lower free-delivery line, ₹199 against ₹299. For most Kochi homes, try Instamart first, with Blinkit as the small-basket alternative where it delivers.
- Blinkit 11 44%
- Instamart 14 56%
Blinkit vs Instamart by area in Kochi
Blinkit has a store in 10 Kochi areas and Instamart in 14. In 3 areas (Kadavanthra, Pachalam and Palluruthy), only Blinkit has a store. Only Instamart has a store in 7 areas, such as Chilavannoor, Edapally and Palarivattom. Areas with the most Blinkit and Instamart stores:
| Area | Blinkit | Instamart |
|---|---|---|
| Chullickal | 1 | 1 |
| Elamakkara | 1 | 1 |
| Kacheripady | 1 | 1 |
| Maradu | 1 | 1 |
| Perumanur | 1 | 1 |
| Thammanam | 1 | 1 |
| Thevara | 1 | 1 |
| Chilavannoor | 0 | 1 |
| Edapally | 0 | 1 |
| Kadavanthra | 1 | 0 |
Blinkit and Instamart by PIN code in Kochi
Blinkit has stores in 10 Kochi PIN codes and Instamart in 14. 6 PIN codes have a store from both.
- Both apps: 682002 (Chullickal), 682016 (Perumanur), 682018 (Kacheripady), 682020 (Chilavannoor), 682024 (Edapally) and 682032 (Thammanam)
- Only Blinkit: 682006 (Palluruthy), 682012 (Pachalam), 682013 (Thevara) and 682040 (Maradu)
- Only Instamart: 682005 (Valummel), 682011 (Vaduthala), 682015 (Thevara), 682025 (Palarivattom), 682026 (Elamakkara), 682028 (Vennala) and 2 more
Blinkit vs Instamart in Kochi: stores, fees and membership
| Measure | Blinkit | Instamart |
|---|---|---|
| Dark stores in Kochi | 11 | 14 |
| Share of Kochi’s 48 dark stores | 22.9% | 29.2% |
| Free delivery above | ₹199 | ₹299 |
| Membership | None | Swiggy One |
Fees and memberships are the same in every city; Blinkit vs Instamart across India compares delivery charges and prices.
Store addresses, area by area, are on Blinkit stores in Kochi and Swiggy Instamart stores in Kochi.
How the Kochi gap compares with Kerala and India
In Kochi, Blinkit has 44% of the two apps’ stores, against 67% across India, so Instamart leads Blinkit in Kochi, unlike across India.
Instamart has at least as many stores as Blinkit in every Kerala city where both are present.
| City | Blinkit | Instamart | Blinkit lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kochi | 11 | 14 | −3 |
| Kalamassery | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Vazhakkala | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| Cheranallur | 1 | 1 | Tied |
| Aluva | 1 | 1 | Tied |
| Kadungalloor | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Thrippunithura | 1 | 1 | Tied |
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Blinkit vs Instamart in cities the size of Kochi
| City | Blinkit | Instamart | More stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nagpur Maharashtra | 20 | 7 | Blinkit |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kerala | 9 | 17 | Instamart |
| Kanpur Uttar Pradesh | 21 | 4 | Blinkit |
| Vadodara Gujarat | 17 | 8 | Blinkit |
| Ranchi Jharkhand | 20 | 4 | Blinkit |
Edapally, Palarivattom and the Kochi split
Residents of Edapally or Palarivattom will find only Instamart of the two, while Kadavanthra has a Blinkit store and no Instamart one.
Both apps have stores in Chullickal, Elamakkara and Kacheripady, plus Maradu, Perumanur and Thammanam.
Kerala leans to Instamart
Kochi is not an outlier in Kerala. Instamart has more stores than Blinkit in Thiruvananthapuram, Kalamassery, Kozhikode and Thrissur too. Blinkit holds 44% of the pair's Kochi stores against 67% nationally, and Kochi is only Blinkit's 45th city by stores. The Thiruvananthapuram comparison shows an even wider Instamart lead.