Blinkit vs BigBasket BB Now

Updated October 2026

Blinkit is the better quick delivery app almost everywhere both operate: it has more stores in 82 of the 100 cities where both deliver. BB Now makes sense if you already use BigBasket for big scheduled shops.

BB Now sits inside the BigBasket app, next to BigBasket’s scheduled slot deliveries, so one app covers both a quick top-up and the big planned shop. Its delivery charge changes with cart value, time of day and weather, while Blinkit gives free delivery above ₹199. In July 2026 BigBasket planned to cut its presence from 76 cities to about 40, so check BB Now at your PIN code.

Blinkit vs BB Now: stores, fees, food and medicines compared

Measure	Blinkit	BigBasket BB Now
Dark stores (company figure)	2,751 (30 Sep 2026)	Not published
Dark stores now	2,621	877
Cities served	180+ cities (Aug 2026)	76 cities (Jul 2026)
Free delivery above	₹199	No fixed minimum; fee shown at checkout
Membership	No paid plan	bbstar
Food and coffee	Bistro, a separate app with 77 kitchens in 6 cities	None
Medicines	Prescription-medicine pilot in parts of Bengaluru (Jul 2025)	None
Categories	Groceries, Fresh fruit and vegetables, Electronics, Beauty, Home décor, Toys, Pooja items, Bistro ready-to-eat food	Groceries, Fresh produce, Staples, Household
Owner	Eternal Ltd (formerly Zomato), listed on NSE and BSE	Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd (BigBasket), majority owned by Tata Digital
Launched	2013 as Grofers; relaunched as Blinkit in December 2021	BigBasket in 2011; BB Now in 2022

Where Blinkit wins and where BB Now wins

Pick Blinkit for

Store network. 2,621 stores against 877, in 467 places against 103.
A clear fee rule: free delivery above ₹199, ₹30 below it.
Range. Close to 80,000 products in Delhi-NCR and about 50,000 in its next seven cities (April to June 2026).

Pick BigBasket BB Now for

Quick and scheduled in one app. Scheduled BigBasket orders for non-members are free above ₹1,000 in most cities.
bbstar (₹599 for six months) gives free scheduled delivery above ₹600, though it may not cover BB Now orders.
Groceries and staples are BigBasket’s core, backed by the Tata group.

Which is faster, Blinkit or BB Now?

Blinkit dropped the 10-minute claim in January 2026, after the Labour Ministry asked quick delivery apps to stop using it. BB Now promises 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the area. Real delivery time depends mostly on how far the nearest store is from your door, so the app with more stores in your area is usually the quicker one.

Blinkit and BB Now delivery charges and memberships

National figures, each with its date. Your checkout shows the final amount.

Blinkit and BB Now charges (national figures)
App	Free delivery above	Other charges	Membership
Blinkit	₹199	Delivery fee below the free-delivery threshold: ₹30 Lower delivery fees in parts of Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai: Reduced; new amounts not published Handling fee: ₹4	None
BigBasket BB Now	Shown at checkout	BB Now delivery fee: Varies by cart value, time of day and weather BB Now delivery and handling fees: Shown in the app at checkout Scheduled (slot) orders, non-members, most cities: Free above ₹1,000; ₹10 from ₹600 to ₹1,000; ₹50 below ₹600	bbstar

Apps change charges often and can vary them by time of day, weather and cart size, so check the bill at checkout before you pay. Delivery charges compared has the full history.

Is Blinkit or BB Now cheaper?

Blinkit’s fees are easier to predict: free delivery above ₹199 plus a ₹4 handling fee. BB Now does not publish a fixed minimum, so its charge shows only at checkout. For a big shop that can wait, a scheduled BigBasket slot above ₹1,000 delivers free.

Blinkit or BB Now: which suits how you shop

If you…	Pick
Already pay for a membership	BigBasket BB Now if you have bbstar.
Need medicines	Blinkit: Prescription-medicine pilot in parts of Bengaluru (Jul 2025).
Live in a smaller town	Blinkit: it has stores in 467 places against 103 for BigBasket BB Now.

Blinkit vs BB Now store count in each city

The 20 biggest cities where both Blinkit and BB Now have stores. A head-to-head leaves out the other apps, which the app rankings for Bengaluru, Delhi and Hyderabad include.

City	Blinkit	BB Now	More stores
Bengaluru	190	128	Blinkit
Delhi	218	60	Blinkit
Hyderabad	112	77	Blinkit
Chennai	76	59	Blinkit
Mumbai	111	46	Blinkit
Pune	90	55	Blinkit
Gurugram	83	36	Blinkit
Kolkata	60	36	Blinkit
Ahmedabad	56	16	Blinkit
Lucknow	58	20	Blinkit
Noida	39	14	Blinkit
Ghaziabad	37	17	Blinkit
Navi Mumbai	27	11	Blinkit
Thane	25	13	Blinkit
Greater Noida	31	14	Blinkit
Faridabad	21	11	Blinkit
Patna	31	14	Blinkit
Guwahati	26	8	Blinkit
Kanpur	21	6	Blinkit
Visakhapatnam	18	13	Blinkit

More Blinkit vs BB Now city comparisons

Cities where only Blinkit or only BB Now delivers

Only Blinkit (367): Jaipur, Coimbatore, Meerut, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Nashik, Gorakhpur, Siliguri, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jabalpur, Jammu, Udaipur, Rajkot, Ulhasnagar, Haridwar, Jodhpur, Kota, Madurai, Muzaffarpur, Patiala, Vellore, Ambala, Rohtak, Hubballi, Nandivaram Guduvancheri and 342 more.

Only BigBasket BB Now (3): Devanahalli, Thiruvankulam, New Barrackpur.

Blinkit or BB Now? Frequently asked questions

Which has more users, Blinkit or BigBasket BB Now?

The latest public figures are from May 2025: Blinkit about 30.1 million weekly active users; BigBasket BB Now not published. Neither app shares user numbers regularly, so these are more than a year old.

Which has more stores in my city, Blinkit or BigBasket BB Now?

In most cities where both deliver, Blinkit has more (82 of 100). Search for your city to see every app’s store count there.

Is BigBasket BB Now available in my city?

BB Now is in 76 cities (Jul 2026). Enter your PIN code in the BigBasket app to check, and search for your city to see every app with stores there.

Does bbstar give free BB Now delivery?

Not clearly. bbstar costs ₹599 for six months and gives free scheduled delivery above ₹600, but the benefit may not apply to BB Now orders. Check the BB Now checkout before you count on it.