Moj (app)

Moj
Original author(s)	Ankush Sachdeva
Developer(s)	Mohalla Tech
Initial release	June 2020; 1 year ago
Stable release(s)
Android
Android	37.3 / December 27, 2021; 40 days ago vetrivel
iOS	2.5.6 / December 17, 2021; 50 days ago
Operating system	iOS; Android;
Size	148.4 MB (iOS); 84.78 MB (Android);
Available in	16 languages
	List of languages Hindi; Assamese; Bengali; Bhojpuri; Gujarati; Haryanvi; Kannada; Malayalam; Marathi; Odia; Punjabi; Rajasthani; Tamil; Telugu; English;
Type	Social Media; Video sharing;
Licence	Freeware
Website	mojapp.in

Moj is an Indian video-sharing social networking service, owned by Bangalore-based Mohalla Tech Pvt Ltd .^[3] It offers features special effects, short videos, emoticons stickers and genres like dance, travel, singing, acting, comedy, and education, that have a duration from 15 seconds to one minute. Moj allows users to download videos and supports 15 languages.^[4] Moj was released almost immediately after TikTok was banned by the Indian Government and more than 100 million users have downloaded it in short period of time .^[5]

History[]

Moj gained immediate popularity due to the Indian government's decision in June 2020 to ban 59 Chinese apps in India.^[6]

Moj's parent company ShareChat was developed by Mohalla Tech Pvt Ltd. which was founded by Ankush Sachdeva, Bhanu Pratap Singh and Farid Ahsan.

Release[]

Moj was launched on 29 June 2020.^[7] The app crossed more than 50 thousand downloads on the Google Play Store in 2 days.^[8] As of January 2021 Moj crossed 100 million download on the play store in just 6 months.^[9]

References[]

^ "Moj - Snack on Indian Short Videos - Made in India - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
^ "Moj - Short Video App on the App Store". a apps.apple.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
^ "ShareChat launches Moj, a made in India TikTok rival and it's off to a blazing start". The Financial Express. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "ShareChat's TikTok rival Moj sees massive surge in downloads". The Indian Express. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "ShareChat launches Moj, a made in India TikTok rival and it's off to a blazing start". The Financial Express. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ Murgia, Madhumita (7 April 2021). "ShareChat valued at $2bn after India's TikTok ban". Financial Times. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "Akin to TikTok, ShareChat launches short video app Moj". Entrackr. July 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Moj Wants to Become the Indian TikTok With Its Rising Popularity". NDTV Gadgets 360. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "TikTok, Chingari Short Video rival Moj App surpasses 100 mn downloads on Google Play Store in just 6 months". Zee Business. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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External Links[]

Official site

[android_release-1] "Moj - Snack on Indian Short Videos - Made in India - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[ios_release-2] "Moj - Short Video App on the App Store". a apps.apple.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[3] "ShareChat launches Moj, a made in India TikTok rival and it's off to a blazing start". The Financial Express. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "ShareChat's TikTok rival Moj sees massive surge in downloads". The Indian Express. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[5] "ShareChat launches Moj, a made in India TikTok rival and it's off to a blazing start". The Financial Express. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[6] Murgia, Madhumita (7 April 2021). "ShareChat valued at $2bn after India's TikTok ban". Financial Times. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[7] "Akin to TikTok, ShareChat launches short video app Moj". Entrackr. July 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[8] "Moj Wants to Become the Indian TikTok With Its Rising Popularity". NDTV Gadgets 360. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[9] "TikTok, Chingari Short Video rival Moj App surpasses 100 mn downloads on Google Play Store in just 6 months". Zee Business. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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