ShareChat download numbers surge on Chinese App ban; clocks 5 lakh downloads per hour

With the official banning of Chinese Apps in India, popular domestic social media platform, ShareChat has shared that the platform has witnessed a record of 5 lakh-downloads on an hourly basis and over 15 million downloads, since the ban was announced.

This clearly indicates that India's social media enthusiasts have found a native alternative to WeChat in ShareChat that provides its engagement services across 15 Indian languages

Farid Ahsan, COO and co-Founder of ShareChat is excited about this development.  He says, "People are exploring ShareChat for the endless possibilities it offers to the people, making it the preferred Indian social media platform."

The platform has already seen more than 1 lakh posts supporting the government to move towards banning Chinese applications. The posts were liked by over 1 million users, with over half a million shares on WhatsApp. 

Amidst the development, yesterday ShareChat announced MyGov India joining ShareChat. With this development, MyGov India will be able to connect and engage with over  60 million active users in 15 Indian languages. on the platform.

Sharing more Ahsan says, "Spearheading India's internet revolution, ShareChat is changing the way in which the next billion users will interact on the internet. With over 1 billion monthly Whatsapp shares, today users spend more than 25 minutes daily on the platform. As per the latest official data, ShareChat has 150+ million registered users and 60 million monthly active users."