Podcasting in India

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Podcasting in India began around 2005 when Apple updated iTunes to support podcasts, and Abhishek Kumar and Aditya Mhatre started Indicast.[1][2] In 2006, there were approximately 3000 Indian podcasters,[1][3] offering programmes in English, Hinglish, and Tamil.[4] Many of the current Indian podcasts cater to the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) community as podcasting inside India is still on the rise. Though China and the USA are currently the most advanced podcast markets, industry experts predict that podcasting growth will be exponential in the next few years in India, making it an economically viable standalone industry.[5][6]

In 2018, there was a 60% growth of podcast listeners. It was reported that about 40 million among 500 million Internet users are podcast listeners.[7] There has been a growth of podcast channels. Hubhopper,[8] Aawaz.com,[9] O2Pod Collective (Bengaluru),[10] Saavn,[11] and Audiomatic[5] are some indigenous podcasting platforms used by creators and listeners. Also, some indigenous podcast networks have recently made a big splash in this space by catering to specific niches e.g. Chimes Radio[12] has quickly become the biggest Kids & Family Indian podcast network since its launch.

Indigenous podcast creation platform like Hubhopper studio[13] too have come up during the same period.

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  2. ^ Aravind, Indulekha (2019-01-08). "Is podcast the latest trend amongst millennials in India?". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
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  4. ^ "Odia Language", Definitions, Qeios, 2020-02-02, doi:10.32388/akudln
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  6. ^ "India a major market for the podcast industry but lacks awareness". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  7. ^ Bhattacharya, Ananya. "India's podcast buzz is now getting loud and clear". Quartz India. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  8. ^ "Hubhopper: The Delhi-based startup aiming to make podcasting simple and powerful". The Financial Express. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  9. ^ "aawaz.com: Agrahyah Technologies launches India's first audio-on demand platform - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  10. ^ "Peace in a pod". Bangalore Mirror. 2019-05-26.
  11. ^ "Saavn launches original programming - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  12. ^ "Chimes Radio: This startup aims to enhance children's imagination and creativity with its audio platform". Yahoo Finance. 2020-05-31.
  13. ^ "Hubhopper launches platform for audio content creators - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
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