Archive · 27 Jan 2026
Quick-commerce firms gain ad spend
Quick-commerce apps like Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart are getting more advertising money from brands.
This is because people buy things more often when they see ads on these apps.
Brands like Wellbeing Nutrition and Plum are spending a lot of their advertising money on quick-commerce because it helps them sell more products.
Even big companies like Marico are seeing good sales from quick-commerce.
The ads on these apps are working better than on traditional e-commerce sites like Amazon and Flipkart.
This is changing how brands spend their advertising money.
However, quick-commerce is still smaller than Amazon and Flipkart, so brands can't spend as much money on these apps.
Also, brands are trying to sell more through their own websites to have more control over prices and make more money.
Brands are shifting up to 55% of their digital ad spends to quick-commerce apps due to higher conversion rates and better return on ad spends.
Wellbeing Nutrition's monthly sales have grown fivefold to ₹5 crore since July 2025, driven by increased spending on quick-commerce ads.
Marico saw a 3% contribution from quick-commerce in FY25, with the channel providing faster feedback loops and shorter trend cycles.
Quick-commerce ad spend has surged 40% to nearly $700 million, with expectations to double in the next 2-3 years.
Quick-commerce platforms offer higher conversion rates (10-15% more) and more nuanced, locality-specific data for ad targeting.
- Who
- Consumer brands, quick-commerce platforms (Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto, BigBasket), and traditional e-commerce platforms (Amazon, Flipkart)
- What
- Shift in digital advertising budgets from traditional e-commerce to quick-commerce apps
- When
- Over the past six months to a year, with significant growth in quick-commerce ad spends
- Where
- India, with a focus on metro-led use cases and smaller towns
- Why
- Higher purchase conversions, better return on ad spends, and faster feedback loops on quick-commerce platforms
- Wellbeing Nutrition's quick-commerce ad spend
- 55%
- Wellbeing Nutrition's monthly sales growth
- Fivefold to ₹5 crore since July 2025
- Marico's quick-commerce contribution in FY25
- 3%
- Quick-commerce ad spend growth
- 40% to nearly $700 million
- Retail media ad revenue in 2025
- ₹25,000 crore
- Quick-commerce conversion rates
- 10-15% higher than other platforms
- Amazon India and Flipkart's retail media revenue in FY25
- ₹14,000 crore