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Flipkart: A Dominant Force in Indian E-commerce Flipkart Private Limited, headquartered in Bangalore and incorporated in Singapore, has solidified its position as a major player in the Indian e-commerce landscape. Initially focusing on online book sales, the company strategically diversified into a ...
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- Company type Subsidiary
- Industry E-commerce
- Founded 2007
- Founders Sachin Bansal, Binny Bansal
- Headquarters Bangalore, Karnataka, India (operational HQ), Singapore (legal domicile)
- Area served India
- Key people Kalyan Krishnamurthi (CEO)
- Services Online shopping
- Revenue ₹70,541 crore (US$8.1 billion) (2024)
- Net income ₹-4,248 crore (US$-490 million) (2024)
- Number of employees 22,000 (excluding Myntra) (January 2024)
- Parent Walmart (~85%)
- Subsidiaries Cleartrip, Ekart, Flipkart Health+, Flipkart Wholesale, Myntra, Shopsy
- Website www.flipkart.com
Flipkart history
Last Updated : 08/03/25, 12:30 PM
Flipkart, an Indian e-commerce giant, has significantly transformed the way shopping is perceived and conducted in India. Founded in 2007 by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, two alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, it started as an online bookstore. However, recognizing the vast potent...
FLIPKART NEWS
Amazon, Flipkart start accepting orders for non-essential products in these cities
May 05, 2020 12:53 pm
Starting midnight of May 4, Amazon and Flipkart and other e-commerce platforms have started accepting orders for non-essential products.
Amazon, Flipkart can deliver non-essential products: Things you must know before ordering
May 04, 2020 12:52 pm
If you live in Green and Orange zones from May 4 onwards you will be able to order essential as well as non-essential products from online platforms.
Amazon and Flipkart can deliver non-essential products; but only in these zones
May 03, 2020 1:12 pm
Amazon India told indianexpress.com that they welcome the government’s decision to “allow e-commerce in Orange and Green Zones to serve people safely with products that they need and have not been able to access due to the lockdown”.
Amazon, Flipkart want Indian government to start sale of non-essential products
May 01, 2020 11:13 pm
Amazon, Flipkart are urging the Government of India for a gradual opening of non-essential product delivery.
5 tips to get an early delivery slot for your next online grocery shopping
April 29, 2020 7:19 pm
Today we will discuss some tips you must follow to get a slot and order the daily essential items including everyday groceries, vegetables, fruits when you actually need it.
How home delivery companies & e-commerce business are working out insurance funds, healthcare benefits for riders
April 24, 2020 7:12 pm
Online grocer Grofers is “extending fixed payouts & medical benefits” for delivery and warehouse personnel, in case they test positive.
No smartphone deliveries from today as MHA revises e-commerce order
April 20, 2020 9:36 am
Not just smartphone makers, e-commerce players like Flipkart were also preparing to open up its platform to take new smartphone orders. In fact, Flipkart had already announced that it would start delivering smartphone orders from April 20, 2020.
Flipkart starts accepting smartphone orders, shipment resumes on April 20
April 19, 2020 8:45 am
Flipkart has started accepting orders for smartphones and will start deliveries from April 20.
Mobiles, TVs, refrigerators to be available on e-commerce platforms from Apr 20
April 16, 2020 5:06 pm
The previous notifications of the home ministry had specifically said that e-commerce platforms are allowed to sell only essential goods like food, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The guidelines released on Wednesday did not classify essential and non-essential items.
These apps are delivering groceries at your doorstep
April 14, 2020 12:35 am
Companies such as Uber, Swiggy, Zomato, among others have now started delivering groceries in Indian homes. Here are the details.
