- Top Instamart spender in 2025 spent Rs 22 lakh on the platform
- Mumbai user purchased gold worth Rs 15.2 lakh on Instamart
- Tier-II cities saw multi-fold growth in quick-commerce orders in 2025
Instamart's 2025 annual order analysis report on Monday unveiled interesting insights on purchases by users on the platform — from a tiny Rs 10 order for a printout in Bengaluru to a Hyderabadi splurging Rs 4.3 lakh on iPhones.
The top spender on Instamart clocked Rs 22 lakh in 2025, while a Mumbaikar bought gold worth Rs 15.2 lakh on the platform. A Chennai-based user spent a staggering over 1 lakh on condoms in the year, according to the report titled How India Instamarted 2025.
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Tier-II cities recorded a multi-fold jump in quick-commerce orders placed through the platform. Rajkot recorded a staggering 10 times year-on-year growth in orders placed on the platform during 2025, Ludhiana grew seven times, while Bhubaneswar rose four times.
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Curry leaves, curd, eggs, milk and bananas dominated repeat orders across India. One flavour fan in Kochi placed 368 orders of curry leaves, practically one for every day of the year, Swiggy, which owns Instamart, stated on the report, sharing that most carts on the e-commerce platform were filled between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. and again from 4–7 p.m., the report revealed.
Mondays emerged as the ultimate gifting day for Instamart users, while a Bengaluru local spent Rs 68,600 just on tips to delivery partners during the year, the report revealed.
Swiggy earlier reported widening of consolidated net loss to Rs 1,092 crore in the second quarter ended September 2025 on continuing losses from the quick commerce segment and an increase in the company's advertising and sales spend.
The food delivery and quick commerce firm had reported a net loss of Rs 626 crore in the year-ago period.
(With PTI inputs)
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