Flipkart's B2C Arm Crosses INR 20,000 Cr Revenue Mark In FY25

Flipkart Internet, the ecommerce major’s marketplace arm, crossed the INR 20,000 Cr revenue mark in FY25. The company’s operating revenue rose 14.4% to INR 20,493 Cr in the fiscal under review compared to INR 17,907 Cr in FY24.

As per its financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies (RoC), Flipkart Internet saw its net losses decline 37% to INR 1,494 Cr in FY25 compared to INR 2,359 Cr in the year ago period.

Notably, the company’s income from marketplace services more than doubled to INR 7,750.6 Cr in the fiscal under review as against INR 3,734.2 Cr in FY24. However, its income from collection services declined nearly 21% to INR 1,070.4 Cr from INR 1,354.6 Cr in the same period.

Including other income, Flipkart Internet’s total revenue stood at INR 20,807.4 Cr in FY25 as against INR 18,241.6 Cr in the previous year.

This comes as the ecommerce giant is gearing up for its annual festive shopping event “Flipkart Big Billion Days”.

Ahead of the flagship event, the Walmart-backed company announced the launch of large-format production studio “Creator Cities” to improve content quality, stepped up its AI game for personalisation and expanded its credit offerings.

It recently also rolled out Flipkart Black, a paid subscription programme designed to rival Amazon Prime, to create alternate streams of revenue and acquired a majority stake in digital media platform Pinkvilla India for an undisclosed sum.

This comes as the company is facing stiff competition in the quick commerce arena. Last heard, its 10-minute delivery venture, Minutes, had scaled to 400 dark stores, with plans to operationalise 800 fulfilment centres by the end of this year.

What’s Driving Up The Expenses?

Flipkart Internet’s total expenses rose 8.1% to INR 22,310.7 Cr in FY25 as against INR 20,627.4 Cr in the previous fiscal year.

Logistics Service Charges: The company spent the highest amount under this header, which included payments to sister concern Instakart Services, parent of Ekart Logistics, and Shadowfax for last-mile deliveries. Expenditure under this bucket rose 9.2% to INR 7,143.9 Cr in FY25 as against INR 6,542.5 Cr in FY24.

Employee Benefit Expenses: Flipkart Internet spent INR 4,748.4 Cr towards paying employee salaries, PF contributions, gratuity, among other employee welfare benefits in FY25. This was down 8.3% from INR 5,177.8 Cr in the year ago period.

Collection Charges: Expenditure under this header declined 110% to INR 2,692.9 Cr in the fiscal under review as against INR 2,445.7 Cr in FY24.

Business Promotion Expenses: Costs under this bucket shot up nearly 34% to INR 2,513.1 Cr in the fiscal under review compared to INR 1,875.8 Cr in the year ago period.

Advertising Expenses: Flipkart Internet spent INR 1,586.4 Cr towards advertising in the fiscal year ended March 2025, up 41.7% from INR 1,119.7 Cr in FY24.

Legal Fees: Expenses under this header rose a meagre 4.7% to INR 1,394.3 Cr from INR 1,331.2 Cr in FY24.

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