# Swiggy Instamart overtakes Blinkit on AI search for quick…
> Swiggy Instamart reaches 99.3% combined SoV across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Mode, surpassing Blinkit (99.3%) for the first time in the study.

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27 May 2026·Leadership change

# Swiggy Instamart overtakes Blinkit on AI search for quick commerce.

Swiggy Instamart reaches 99.3% combined SoV across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Mode, surpassing Blinkit (99.3%) for the first time in the study.

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On 2026-05-27, Swiggy Instamart became the most-cited quick commerce brand across the combined CITE Index — surpassing Blinkit for the first time since tracking began.

The new reading: **Swiggy Instamart 99.3%** combined share of voice, versus **Blinkit 99.3%** (down 0.7 points day-over-day).

### Engine breakdown

* **ChatGPT:** Swiggy Instamart (100.0% SoV)
* **Gemini:** Swiggy Instamart (100.0% SoV)
* **Google AI Mode:** Blinkit (100.0% SoV)

### Why this matters

Leadership changes on AI search are not driven by retail share or paid media — they are driven by **citation pool quality**. The brand whose sources the AI engines read most heavily wins, regardless of who sells more units. Swiggy Instamart's rise above Blinkit marks a structural shift in which third-party reviewers, ranking sites, and forums the AI surfaces are reading.

For brand teams in quick commerce: this is a citation-pool problem, not a brand-awareness problem.

— The CITE Index, 27 May 2026

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