Blinkit adds 308 dark stores, order value hits ₹20,940 crore

Average daily orders and category breadth expanded as the network pushed deeper into smaller cities. Adjusted EBITDA margin reached 0.9% of net order value on better utilisation.

For a dark-store picker or rider the extra facilities cut travel time and raise orders per hour during evening peaks. A new store in a tier-2 catchment can flip local kirana top-up habits toward 10-minute delivery within weeks.

308 new dark stores turn Blinkit profitable on a sharply higher order base.

Blinkit’s scale pressures Instamart and Zepto on density and availability while forcing traditional grocers to defend share with their own quick options or private label. Marketplace players adding micro-fulfilment feel the same heat.

Watch the path to 3,500 stores by March 2027 and any festive order-value spike commentary in the next shareholder note.