Podcasting in India began around 2005 when Apple updated iTunes to support podcasts, The podcast industry in India has reported a significant growth in listenership over the years. As per PricewaterhouseCoopers' Media and Entertainment Outlook 2020 report, with over 57.6 million listeners, India has emerged as the third-largest podcast listening market after China and the US. According to The Free Press Journal, "India will have 95 million Podcast monthly active users", which is thirty-four percent more than the previous year.
There has been a growth of podcast channels and podcast production companies like Spooler Aawaz.com, Saavn, and Audiomatic.
On the creator side, Hubhopper founded by Gautam Raj Anand is India's largest company that’s helping creators and providing them with tools to host, distribute, and create podcasts.
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References
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- "India to See 95 MN Podcast Users by 2021 End; Up 34%: Report". The Free Press Journal. Indian National Press. December 13, 2021. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- "Aawaz.com: Agrahyah Technologies Launches India's First Audio-on Demand Platform". The Economic Times. The Times Group. January 16, 2019. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- "Saavn Launches Original Programming". The Times of India. The Times Group. April 5, 2016. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- S., Vidya (May 23, 2016). "(Pod)casting a Spell on the Young in Delhi". Hindustan Times. HT Media. Archived from the original on May 24, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- "Gautam Raj Anand, Founder of Hubhopper, Forbes 30 under 30". Forbes.
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