Koo is India's very own microblogging platform in Indian languages. Koo is available in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi. It will soon launch English as well. Koo's competes directly with Twitter in the microblogging space.
90% of India doesn't speak English and a large part of the internet experience is built around English. As a result, there's a dearth of content in Indian vernacular languages on the internet today. Koo gives vernacular languages speakers of India the platform to express themselves in their mother tongue and consume thoughts from other community members in a language of their preference. The immersive Indian vernacular languages experience users get on Koo is unavailable on any other microblog.
Koo was also declared as the winner of the AatmaNirbhar App Challenge started by the Government of India. Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi encouraged Indians to use Koo in his Mann Ki Baat address to the nation in August.
Aprameya Radhakrishna, CEO & Co-founder of Koo, said "We are very proud and thankful for being given this accolade by Google. Koo has been chosen from among thousands of apps on the PlayStore. This is a testimony to the user love we've got in a short span of 8 months since we launched Koo in March. We will keep pushing the limits of creating unique and immersive experiences that help people express themselves in their mother tongue. We invite everyone to be a part of this vibrant family and community on Koo."
Mayank Bidawatka, Co-founder of Koo, said "Koo has been created to represent the voice of India and Indians. Freedom of expression is at the core of Koo. We enable Indians to share their thoughts with the larger community and help unite Indians across the world in their mother tongue. We are elated to be recognized by Google as one of the Best Apps in 2020. We are committed to the AatmaNirbhar mission started by Honourable PM Narendra Modi and will work towards creating a digital product that India can be proud of."
People from all walks of life are on Koo – Politicians, Fraternity of the Film Industry, Sports stars, Authors, Writers, Poets, Singers, Composers, Journalists, Editors and lakhs of users across 1000s of different professions. It's common to see Koos from certain sections of the society whose voices are never heard elsewhere.
About Koo & Koo Founders
Koo is India's micro-blogging platform in India's vernacular languages. People can express themselves in their mother tongue using text, audio or video. Users can follow others and follow their thoughts and opinions. Koo will be made available in 25+ other Indian languages by next year. Koo is available on Android, iOS and has a website too. Koo has been founded by Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka. Aprameya Radhakrishna is a serial entrepreneur and was the Founder of TaxiForSure in his previous avatar. He did his Engineering from NIT Surathkal and his MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad.
Mayank Bidawatka too is a serial entrepreneur. He was a part of the team that built redBus and founded multiple other internet ventures such as The Media Ant and Goodbox after that. He is an MBA from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Manila.
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