Flipkart Minutes: Decoding India's Instant Gratification Boom

Flipkart Minutes, launched a year ago, has transformed consumer purchasing in India by offering instant delivery across 19 cities. Data insights from its annual report reveal surprising trends such as onions becoming a quick-commerce favorite and a consumer placing an impressive 886 orders in one year. The service highlights evolving consumer preferences for instant gratification.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Bengaluru | Updated: 20-08-2025 14:57 IST | Created: 20-08-2025 14:57 IST
Flipkart Minutes: Decoding India's Instant Gratification Boom
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In just a year since its launch, Flipkart Minutes has rapidly expanded its reach across 19 cities, redefining India's shopping habits by offering instant delivery and a spectrum of products from tech gadgets to groceries.

The recent annual report, 'Minutes That Move India,' unveils intriguing consumer insights, revealing a marked preference for quick-commerce items like onions, which saw over a million orders. Despite this trend towards essentials, indulgences like ice cream and snackable treats also saw a surge in demand.

Highlighting diverse urban preferences, the report notes Kolkata's rise as a dessert capital and Mumbai's pet-friendly shopping tendencies, while cities like Bengaluru dominate gadget orders. Reflecting on personalization, Flipkart Minutes observes a significant increase in the purchase of customizable items, all pointing to a rapidly shifting landscape in consumer behavior driven by instant gratification.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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