ShareChat sees 15% rise in daily average users during lockdown

Regional language social media platform ShareChat has seen a 15 per cent increase in daily average users and rise in the content shared on topics like news, health and devotion on its platform amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Bengaluru-based company, which has about 60 million monthly active users (MAUs), has also stepped up efforts to weed out misinformation around Covid-19 to ensure the safety of users.

“We have seen phenomenal growth in both content creation and engagement during the lockdown. New gainers for us are categories like news, health and devotion,” ShareChat CBO Sunil Kamath told PTI.

While he did not disclose exact numbers, Kamath said ShareChat’s daily average users have increased by 15 per cent, and session log in duration has gone up by 20 per cent.