Global Quick Commerce Market 2025–2034

Reports Description

Global Quick Commerce Market was valued at USD 48,285.4 Million in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 3,06,350.8 Million by 2035, at a CAGR of 20.18% during the forecast period 2025 – 2035.

Quick Commerce is an advanced-level E-commerce system. It is also known as an ultra-fast delivery method or on-demand delivery method. Quickly, commerce companies deliver products within 10- 30 minutes. Companies deliver various products such as groceries, essentials, and sometimes cooked food.

Quick commerce services are changing the entire business landscape of the retail and consumer goods market. It gives businesses a new value proposition that can set them apart from competitors.

Many E-commerce companies like Amazon, BigBasket, Swiggy, Blinkit, Zepto, and Flipkart Minutes, and Swish (a startup) operate in the quick food delivery space by focusing on ultra-fast deliveries. The growing demand for fast delivery services across the globe is driving the market growth of the quick commerce market.

Quick Commerce Market: Growth Factors

Growing Demand for Faster and Convenient Services

The Quick Commerce market is mainly fuelled by people’s hectic daily schedules and the need for convenient and easy-to-prepare meals. The growing penetration of mobile internet, increasing usage of E-commerce platforms, and the COVID-19 pandemic have also influenced consumer behavior and increased customers’ online purchases of perishables and groceries.

Consumers who are always in need of immediate delivery and may be willing to try new products and order from new stores. The growing consumer expectations for fast and convenient services and quick commerce can help online retailers meet and exceed them, fostering brand loyalty.

The growing demand for fast and convenient product deliveries intensifies the competition among online retailers as well as E-commerce companies, which in turn creates business opportunities for quick commerce companies and gives a competitive advantage in the retail arena.

Furthermore, increasing trend of busy and fast paced lifestyles due to growing working long hours and struggling to balance work and life. Such fast-paced lifestyle increases the demand for quick and efficient services such as quick commerce. Thus, the above-mentioned factors are driving the market growth.

Increasing Smartphone and Internet Penetration

The increase in smartphone penetration across the globe has fuelled the demand for quick commerce deliveries. The rise of quick commerce has provided a new business opportunity to many startups, budding entrepreneurs, and local vendors.

Smartphone penetration is increasing exponentially across the globe due to the increasing digitalization and growing disposable income. Thus, rising smartphone penetration increases online shopping because quick commerce platforms offer alluring discounts and convenience.

For instance, In India, smartphone penetration rate is about 74%, which is expected to increase exponentially during the forecast period due to growing disposable income and changing lifestyles. Initially, quick commerce deliveries were used for only food deliveries. Since the internet and smartphone penetration increased in developing countries, it is being used to deliver various products such as perishable vegetables, groceries, pharmaceuticals, and even consumer electronics.

Furthermore, growing online payment methods, increasing digital infrastructure, growing supportive policies for quick commerce, and increasing internet penetration in developing countries are some of the factors expected to boost the market growth of the Quick commerce market.

Growing Popularity of the Quick Commerce Among Gen Z and Millennial Generation

Quick commerce is fast becoming ubiquitous for many millennial and Gen Z households. Gen Z and millennials are very tech-savvy and always looking for convenience and speed of service. Hence, most quick commerce consumers are GEN Z and Millennial consumers.

These consumers often live in small or single-person households due to increasing urbanization. This generation is digitally native and prefers app-first services for social media, ride-hailing, and food delivery. Furthermore, growing significant buying power due to increasing disposable income and wages also accelerates the growth of quick commerce order among these generations.

Additionally, the growing GEN Z population and the presence of a large base of millennial population are expected to drive the demand for quick commerce shopping among these generations. For instance, according to the world population database of WHO, in 2025, Gen Z accounted for 35% of the world’s population, surpassing the Millennial population for the first time. Thus, such factors are expected to drive the overall market growth during the forecast period.

Quick Commerce Market: Restraints

Data Privacy Concerns

The quick commerce industry completely runs on digital infrastructure and internet connectivity. The increasing incidence of security and privacy threats such as phishing and social engineering, personal or card data theft, malware, and hacking adversely impact the quick commerce ecosystem.

Phishing and cyberattacks are two major threats that adversely impact the personal information of an e-commerce site visitor. Thus, such incidents create havoc among consumers about safety and security, thereby reducing customer trust.

For instance, according to the data published by GDPR, In 2025, more than 19 billion data records were exposed, a 300% increase from the year prior. Thus, such growing incidences are hampering the overall market growth.

Furthermore, growing stringent regulations about the usage of quick commerce and hefty rules and regulations by various government agencies are discouraging new investment in the market.

Key players operating in the market need to comply with various international, country, and consumer-specific data privacy regulations. Key players are finding it very difficult to comply with a multilayered regulatory landscape because it is very time-consuming and capital-intensive. Thus, such factors are restraining the overall market growth.

Lack of Adequate Digital Infrastructure

The penetration of quick commerce services is nascent in many developing and underdeveloped countries due to a lack of adequate digital infrastructure and supportive policies. The quick commerce industry completely runs on digital infrastructure and internet connectivity.

Many underdeveloped countries don’t have adequate digital infrastructure, and they also lack efficient internet connectivity, which is restraining the market growth. Furthermore, high initial investment and a lack of supportive government policies also hamper the adoption of quick commerce platforms.

Quick Commerce Market: Opportunities

Expansion in Emerging Markets

Emerging markets such as China, India, Brazil, South Africa, and Southeast Asian countries are expected to create lucrative opportunities for quick commerce. The growing disposable income, increasing internet penetration, and growing focus by governments on developing digital infrastructure are some of the factors expected to create lucrative opportunities for the quick commerce industry in these countries.

The increasing internet penetration enhances consumers’ accessibility to online stores. For instance, according to data published by the government of India, the number of internet subscribers in India increased from 251.59 million in 2014 to 954.40 million in 2025. Thus, such an increase in the online population is expected to create lucrative opportunities for the market during the forecast period.

Technological Advancements in Quick Commerce

The key players operating in the market and the external investors are heavily investing in the technological advancements and research & development of quick commerce solutions. Various emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Apps, the Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Robotic Automation, and Cloud computing are playing pivotal roles in shaping the quick commerce industry.

The machine learning-based algorithms and artificial intelligence-driven data analytic tools provide real-time data insights about locations and external environmental conditions. Key players can enhance route optimization and build a resilient supply chain through such real-time insights. The Internet of Things helps Q-commerce platforms maintain real-time inventory levels.

The mobile apps provide a seamless ordering experience and other technical benefits such as GPS tracking, real-time delivery updates, and instant communication with delivery drivers. Thus, the aforementioned factors are expected to create lucrative opportunities for the market during the forecast period.

Quick Commerce Market: Segmentation Analysis

The global quick commerce market is segmented by product category, payment mode, technology, and region. By product category, the food & grocery segment dominated the market and is expected to keep its dominance during the forecast period owing to the growing adoption of quick commerce solutions and services by food & grocery vendors and companies.

Various factors such as rapidly expanding food & beverage industry, growing collaboration between grocery stores and quick commerce companies and increasing investment by the food & beverage vendors in developing their quick commerce applications are expected to drive the market growth of this segment during the forecast period.

The personal care segment is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR during the forecast period, owing to the growing demand for personal care and wellness products through these platforms. The rapidly expanding personal care industry and supportive government policies are expected to create lucrative opportunities for the market during the forecast period.

The quick commerce market is segmented by payment mode into cash on delivery and online modes. Among all these, the cash on delivery segment dominated the market and is expected to remain dominant during the forecast period. Many customers are adopting the cash on delivery method while shopping through various quick commerce platforms. Many developing countries are adopting cash-on-delivery methods due to trust and security issues. The growing customer retention and flash sales are popular in the COD payment mode.

Report Scope

Quick Commerce Market: Regional Analysis

The Global Quick Commerce market is segmented into North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa and Latin America. Among all these, North America held the highest market share and is expected to maintain its dominance during the forecast period owing to the presence of many leading quick commerce companies in the region.

Key countries such as the U.S., Canada, and Mexico are mainly driving the market growth of this region. Various factors, such as the presence of well-developed digital infrastructure, growing investment by the private sector in this industry, supportive government policies, and the presence of large numbers of quick commerce applications, are mainly driving the market growth.

Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR during the forecast period owing to the rise in the adoption of quick commerce delivery methods by various end-use industries. Key countries such as China, India, Japan, ASEAN, South Korea and Australia are mainly driving the market growth of this region.

Various factors such as growing disposable income, increasing internet penetration, the growing presence of global companies in the region, increasing focus by the governments on building an efficient digital ecosystem, and the presence of a skilled workforce are mainly driving the market growth of this region.

Quick Commerce Market: Recent Developments

• In February 2025, Zomato launched its quick commerce platform named Zomato Instant. The company aims to expand its business operations and product portfolio through this new platform.

• In December 2025, Amazon started its quick commerce platforms to begin 15-minute deliveries in India. Amazon aims to expand its product portfolio and business operations across India through this new platform.

List of the prominent players in the Quick Commerce Market:

• Blink Commerce Private Limited
• Delivery Hero
• Dunzo
• Flink
• Foodpanda
• Getir
• Gopuff
• KiranaKart Technologies Private Limited (Zepto)
• Maplebear Inc.(Instacart)
• Quickcommerce Ltd.(Zapp)
• Rappi
• Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd (Big Basket)
• Swiggy
• Yemece
• Flink
• Zapp
• Others

The Quick Commerce Market is segmented as follows:

By Product Category

• Food & Groceries
• Stationary
• Personal Care Items
• Medicines
• Small Electronics & Accessories
• Clothing
• Household Products
• Others (Pets, alcohol, gifts & flowers)

By Payment Mode

• Cash on Delivery
• Online

By Technology

• Application Based Operation
• Website Based Operation
• Hybrid Operation

Regional Coverage:

North America

• U.S.
• Canada
• Mexico
• Rest of North America

Europe

• Germany
• France
• U.K.
• Russia
• Italy
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Rest of Europe

Asia Pacific

• China
• Japan
• India
• New Zealand
• Australia
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• Rest of Asia Pacific

The Middle East & Africa

• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Egypt
• Kuwait
• South Africa
• Rest of the Middle East & Africa

Latin America

• Brazil
• Argentina
• Rest of Latin America