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Feb 10, 2021 · Koo is the Indian alternative to Twitter that wants to focus on an AatmaNirbhar Bharat, by offering a microblogging experience in Indian languages, by Indians, for Indians. It is available as an app on both iOS and Android.
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By Balakumar K
published 26 August 2021
In just around 17 months
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Twitter's rival in India, Koo has crossed 1 crore (10 million) downloads in the short period since its launch in March 2020.
The brainchild of entrepreneurs Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka, Koo is available in 8 languages including Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Assamese, Bangla and English. With an India-first approach to building the platform, it has introduced a slew of technological features that enable more Indians to engage in online conversations.
According to its co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna, Koo has ambitions of touching 10 crore user base over the next one year.
"Microblogging in India is restricted to less than two per cent, if you look at only English. The fact that microblogging will enable their voice to be heard by anyone in the country, is something that 98% of the internet-using population is not even aware of. That is the market Koo is looking at,” he was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI.
In order to increase the platform’s credibility, Koo wants to onboard prominent names from multiple fields including politics, government, cricket, entertainment, and business among others. It currently has 2500 'big handles' on the platform. In comparison to Twitter that is pittance.
Koo, in May this year, raised $30 million in Series B funding, led by Tiger Global along with existing investors Accel Partners, Kalaari Capital, Blume Ventures and Dream Incubator.
The funding is to be used to strengthen engineering, product and community efforts across all Indian languages at Koo.
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Feb 11, 2021 · Koo is available for download on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Users can download the Koo app on their iPhone and Android devices. The Koo app has an average rating of 4.7...
Feb 9, 2021 · How to download Koo? Koo is available for download on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Users can download the social media app on their iPhone and Android devices.
Feb 10, 2021 · Even official handles of Niti Aayog, MeitY, India Post, have been created on the Twitter-alternative app. Former cricketers Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble, too, have also joined the platform. How to download Koo on Android and iPhone?
Feb 11, 2021 · Here's how you can get started on Koo and post your thoughts on the Indian alternative to famous social media app, Twitter.
