Made-in-India micro-blogging platform – Koo – has brought together Hindi speakers from 75 countries in the world. Hindi is the most popular language on the multi-lingual platform – which empowers internet users to express themselves in 10 languages. Hindi speakers from countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Canada, Nigeria, UAE, Algeria, Nepal, Iran and India, in addition to 65 others, engage and interact with one another in their native language on the platform, and also celebrate festivals and events unique to their community. On the occasion of World Hindi Day, which promotes the Hindi language globally, the Koo App has revealed that 7.6 million users on the platform share thoughts in Hindi, making Koo the largest micro-blogging platform for Hindi speakers in the world. Hindi users are known to express themselves on a variety of topics such as poetry, literature, politics, sports, entertainment, and spirituality.
Since its inception in March 2020, the Koo App has been actively democratizing the voice of internet users by enabling them to come online and express themselves in their mother tongue. Hindi speakers from all walks of life including professionals, politicians, sportspersons, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, writers, poets, students, teachers, celebrities and journalists actively leverage the platform’s innovative features to Koo in Hindi and interact with their followers. Uttar Pradesh and its capital city of Lucknow have the maximum number of Hindi users on the platform – which has seen 20 million downloads and is poised to attain 100 million in the next year.
A Koo Spokesperson said, “On the occasion of World Hindi Day, which salutes the rich legacy of the Hindi language, we are elated to share that the Koo App connects Hindi speakers from not just across India, but 74 other countries! As a platform which encourages online expression in Indian languages, we are proud to be the No.1 platform for micro-blogging in Hindi in the world. In addition to sharing thoughts in Hindi and interacting with one another, the Hindi community on our platform (like communities in other languages), celebrates multiple festivals and events of national and international importance. We are thrilled and humbled to be the preferred social media platform for Hindi speakers across the world and an integral part of people’s digital lives.. Going ahead, the Koo App will introduce many more smart features to further empower users and provide them with an immersive language experience.”