Podcasting in India

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.[1] 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.[2]

There has been a growth of podcast channels and podcast production companies like Spooler Aawaz.com,[3] Saavn,[4] and Audiomatic.[5]

On the creator side, Hubhopper founded by Gautam Raj Anand[6] is India's largest company that’s helping creators and providing them with tools to host, distribute, and create podcasts.

## See also

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* Screencast
* Webcast
* List of podcasting companies
* List of Indian podcasts

## References

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1. ^ Rego, Natasha (May 29, 2021). "Hear and Now: Inside India's Podcast Boom". Hindustan Times. HT Media. Archived from the original on June 1, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "Gautam Raj Anand, Founder of Hubhopper, Forbes 30 under 30". Forbes.

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