Chingari Ranks as India’s Top Social Media App on Google Play

Chingari Ranks as India’s Top Social Media App on Google Play

Chingari has emerged as the most popular social media app in India, with more than 32 million active users. It is a short video creating and sharing app and is fast gaining traction in this segment, emerging as a contender to Instagram reels.  Developed by Sumit Ghosh, Deepak Salvi, Aditya Kothari, and Biswatma Nayak, Chingari was launched in November 2018 on Google Play. It has been downloaded more than 85 million times since then, becoming India’s top free social media application. How Does it Work? Chingari allows users to create short videos and upload them on the platform to share....


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