ShareChat launches WhatsApp Branded Shares in beta for advertisersThe new feature allows advertisers to append their ad with the content every time a post from ShareChat or Moj is shared on WhatsApp.
31 Jul, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Short form app Tiki announces closure; experts say Indian apps to benefitUsers will not be able to watch or create short videos or watch streams on Tiki after 11:59pm IST on June 27, it said. The app will also no...
11 Jun, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Chingari's crypto token raises $40 million within 24 hours of its live sale"GARI has been designed to empower the creator community with content monetisation opportunities. The token is built on Solana - one of the...
06 Nov, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
Chingari's crypto token raises $40mn within 24 hours of its live sale"GARI has been designed to empower the creator community with content monetisation opportunities. The token is built on Solana - one of the...
05 Nov, 2021, 04.49 PM IST
MX TakaTak beats Facebook, Instagram in Asia downloadsMX TakaTak was the most downloaded Indian app globally in the first quarter of 2021 with over 80 million downloads
17 Jun, 2021, 02.18 PM IST
ShareChat dials up China's Tencent to raise $200 million in fundingTwitter-backed ShareChat, which operates TikTok's Indian rival Moj, may choose to route the funding via a Europe-based entity to avoid the ...
25 Feb, 2021, 09.28 AM IST
ETtech Evening Briefing on 10 Feb 2021: Twitter holds firm, Japan loves ClubhouseThe war of words between India and Twitter shows no signs of cooling. Moj partners with Snapchat parent for camera tech. Clubhouse tops Jap...
10 Feb, 2021, 09.17 PM IST
Dailyhunt's parent raises another $100 million from Qatar Investment Authority, othersThis fundraising comes on heels of VerSe Innovation landing more than $100 million financing from Google, Microsoft and Falcon Edge’s Alpha...
09 Feb, 2021, 12.51 AM IST
Short-video firms have a new problem: Squatter appsThese apps copy name and logo and use cheap source code to lure users who unwittingly download these, compromising their data.
24 Dec, 2020, 05.15 AM IST
Short-video apps in India may be in for consolidation nearly six months after TikTok banAccording to Google Play Store's rankings, ShareChat's Moj, Times Internet's MX Takatak and Dailyhunt's Josh have remained among the most d...
15 Dec, 2020, 07.26 PM IST
Inside the global expansion plans of India's homegrown short video appsChingari, which allows users to upload and create short videos in over 20 languages and claims to have clocked over 30 million downloads ha...
13 Nov, 2020, 06.16 PM IST
Digital policy think tank seeks ban on Snack Video appTencent-backed Kuaishou Technology’s other short-video app, Kwai, was among those banned and is no longer available on the Google Play stor...
23 Oct, 2020, 10.03 AM IST
Snack Video: Another China-developed app taking TikTok’s place in IndiaSnack Video escaped the wide-ranging government ban on Chinese apps, and in August it was the most downloaded video app on App Store and Go...
19 Sep, 2020, 07.24 AM IST
Homegrown apps like TakaTak, Moj & Josh make early gains on the back of TikTok banIn terms of time spent per user, TakaTak led the charts with 23 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for Moj, and 7.4 minutes for Josh, accordin...
04 Aug, 2020, 10.04 PM IST
Sensor Tower says installs of top TikTok alternatives grew 155% following ban in IndiaSince the ban, Roposo, Zili, and Dubsmash have collectively generated 21.8 million downloads in India, reaching 13 percent of TikTok’s inst...
24 Jul, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
Chinese TikTok clones vying to click with Indians, three now in Google Play Store's top 10 listA raft of Indian short-video apps, such as Trell, Bolo Indya, Chingari and Mitron, have not been far behind, aggressively trying to fill Ti...
18 Jul, 2020, 07.18 AM IST
ShareChat Moj, Flipkart's 2GudSocial see a big slotFlipkart is piloting a new social commerce platform - 2GudSocial - with influencer-led video commerce, aimed at consumers from small towns ...
02 Jul, 2020, 07.55 AM IST