Indian Apps Saw 200% Growth in Monthly Active Users: Google
Aug. 19, 2022Google’s Play Store has just completed 10 years of existence and now has 2.5 active users in around 190 countries. India is a major part of this userbase and so are the Indian apps. It is now revealed that apps and games of Indian origin have now seen a 200% increase in monthly active users, which is a new milestone for the Indian app market.
Indian Apps See Major Growth in past 2 Years
It is revealed that Indian apps grew significantly across categories like education, payments, health, entertainment, and gaming. This happened in the past two years on the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“From leading in-app adoptions to emerging as a large global developer hub, India will play a critical role in the evolution of the global app ecosystem in the coming decade,” says Google. It aims to keep this relationship with India alive and highlights some of its India-specific programs like Play Academy, Indie Games Accelerator, and Google for Startups Accelerator, among others.
The tech giant commits to providing more tools and taking up more initiatives that further contribute to the growth of the Google Play Store in India. To recall, Google haschanged the Play Store iconto celebrate its 10th anniversary.
India has undoubtedly hit a new milestone in terms of the app ecosystem, especially at a time when it banned a number of Chinese apps. What do you think about this? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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