7 · Where They Live

Which apps and places do these cardholders use?

Each number is a multiple of the average Indian smartphone user. Click a persona row to hold it across the other screens.

How much more likely

How likely each group is to use each app

modeled
Read each cell as a multiple. “2.1x” means this group is 2.1 times as likely to use that app as the average Indian smartphone user. 1.0x is average.Below average < 1.0xAverage 1.0xStrong 1.5x+Where they live 2.0x+
PersonaSwiggy/ZomatoAmazonFlipkartMyntraMakeMyTripUberZerodha/GrowwLinkedInInstagramYouTubeTata Neu
Metro multi-carder1.8x1.6x1.0x1.4x1.9x1.7x1.9x1.9x1.3x1.1x1.2x
Virgin prime1.2x1.3x1.3x1.1x1.0x0.9x1.0x1.0x1.2x1.3x1.1x
Lapsed prime1.5x1.4x1.2x1.2x1.3x1.3x1.4x1.3x1.4x1.1x1.0x
Credit-graduated0.8x1.0x1.4x0.9x0.6x0.7x0.8x0.6x1.3x1.5x0.9x
PSU / tier-2 carder0.7x0.9x1.5x0.8x0.6x0.5x0.7x0.5x1.2x1.6x0.9x
Co-brand shopper1.9x2.0x1.9x1.7x1.1x1.3x1.0x1.0x1.4x1.1x1.5x
Young high earner1.9x1.5x1.1x1.6x1.3x1.8x2.1x2.0x1.7x1.2x1.0x

Why it mattersReach is not one media plan: the PSU carder lives on YouTube and Flipkart, the multi-carder on LinkedIn and travel apps.

Audience sizing

Reachable audience, all personas

modeled
YouTube49.7M
Instagram46.6M
Amazon44.0M
Flipkart41.8M
Swiggy/Zomato35.6M
Myntra27.0M
Uber20.8M
LinkedIn20.3M
Zerodha/Groww17.8M
Tata Neu15.2M
MakeMyTrip14.2M

Why it mattersThese are ad-planner audience sizes, not the persona's full size — they cap what media alone can deliver.

Partner map

Co-brand card ↔ partner app

  • Amazon Pay ICICIAmazon · Co-brand statement placements
  • Flipkart AxisFlipkart · Checkout and Big Billion Days
  • Swiggy HDFCSwiggy · Order-confirmation surface
  • Myntra KotakMyntra · Loyalty tier messaging
  • Tata Neu HDFCTata Neu · NeuCoins reward stacking
  • IndiGo HDFC / Air India SBIAirline apps · Travel spend triggers

Why it mattersEvery co-brand card is a warm distribution route into a persona that already opts into rewards.

City tier

Spend concentration vs CRED penetration

modeled
Tier 162% of spend · 31% on CRED
Tier 224% of spend · 12% on CRED
Tier 3+14% of spend · 5% on CRED

Why it mattersTier 2 carries a quarter of card spend and a tenth of CRED's presence, and it is where SBI Card and Bank of Baroda are adding cards fastest. Metro acquisition is a bidding war against every fintech; Tier 2 is not yet.