Gaana Eyes Profits In Two Years, 600 Mn Monthly Active Users By 2023

Gaana Eyes Profits In Two Years, 600 Mn Monthly Active Users By 2023

SUMMARY

Gaana hit 150 Mn monthly active user in December 2019

The company has 30% market share, followed by JioSaavn with 24%

Gaana generates 65% of its total revenue through ads

After hitting the 150 Mn monthly active users mark and cementing its place as the largest audio streaming platform in India, Gaana is now set its eyes on becoming operationally profitable by 2022.

Prashan Agarwal, CEO of Gaana, believes that the way the company is going, it will manage to gain over 165 Mn monthly active users (MAUs) by the end of 2020 and the number would grow to 225 Mn MAUs by the end of 2021. Agarwal added that the company is expected to reach over 600 Mn MAUs by the end of 2023.

He elaborated that even though the percentage of paid users is still small, the company has managed to grow its paid subscribers user base by four times in the last year. Agarwal added that Gaana will have 6 to 7 % paid subscribers, accounting to 40 Mn subscribers when it hits the 600 Mn mark.

For now, Gaana generates 65% of its total revenues through ads. However, the company is expecting ad and subscription revenue to balance out by 2023, despite over 90% of the user base being unpaid subscribers by that year. Agarwal highlighted that even now, Gaana still noted a 100% increase in paid subscription revenue and advertising revenues.

“We think in the next two to three years, this business will be in the investment mode. Effectively, we are looking at an EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) positive business by 2023,” Agarwal told Business Standard.

According to the OTT Audience Measurement Insights, Gaana is the largest audio streaming platform in India by market share, dominating 30% of the Indian market. The report came a month after Gaana announced that it had crossed over 150 Mn MAUs in December 2019. Although Gaana has been the biggest player in the market, the new development has widened the gap.

The report noted that Gaana is followed by JioSaavn with 24% market share and Airtel Wynk Music with 15% market share. Meanwhile, the global audio and music streaming companies have been behind the Indian players.

Spotify, for instance, has the highest market share among the international players. Spotify currently controls 15% market, followed by Google Play Music with 10%. Meanwhile, Apple Music, Amazon Prime Music, and YouTube Music have been trailing the pack.

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