ShareChat, other Indian apps log strong growth after ban on 59 Chinese apps

Homegrown apps like ShareChat, Roposo, Chingari and GoSocial have seen a significant increase in downloads and user signups on their platforms after the government’s decision to ban 59 apps.

Most of the banned apps had Chinese links and the move, announced by the Information Technology Ministry on Monday evening, came against the backdrop of border standoff between India and China.

ShareChat, India’s largest regional language social media platform, said it has witnessed an “exponential growth” in the last two days.

The platform claimed to have seen 5 lakh downloads on an hourly basis and over 15 million downloads since the ban was announced on Monday evening.