YouTube now has 265 million users in India

Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday announced that India was its largest and fastest growing audience in the world with more than 265 million monthly active users.

“India is now both our biggest audience and one of our fastest growing audiences in the world. YouTube today has become the first stop for users to consume content, whether they’re looking for entertainment or information,” said Susan Wojcicki, YouTube’s CEO, at the company’s annual flagship event “Brandcast” .

In the past one year, YouTube’s consumption on mobile has increased to 85 % — with 60 % of the watch time coming from outside of the six largest metros in the country.

YouTube creators have become effective storytellers, with more than 1,200 Indian creators crossing the one million subscriber-milestone.