Chingari (app) explained

Chingari
Chingari
Screenshot Size:	200px
Developer:	Chingari
Ver Layout:	stacked
Operating System:	iOS Android
Size:	127.1 MB (iOS) 85.0 MB (Android)
Genre:	Social Media Video-sharing
Language:	Multilingual
Language Count:	20

Chingari is a video sharing mobile app.^[1] In these videos, users have options to add visual effects, lip-sync, dance, or voice over movie scenes and comic dialogues.

History

Chingari was launched in Google Play Store in November 2018. It is a social entertainment application, founded by Sumit Ghosh, Biswatma Nayak, a mechanical engineer turned programmer, Deepak Salvi, a media veteran and Aditya Kothari.^[2] Chingari app was rebranded and redesigned in June 2020.^[3] Through this app, users upload videos in more than 20 languages including English, Hindi, Bangla, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Odia, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.

In July 2020, many new apps like Roposo, Trell, and Chingari tried to fill the gap that TikTok's (with 59 other Chinese apps) ban in response to Galwan Valley border tensions with China had created .^[4] Number of downloads of the app crossed 1 million in 15 days of rebranding in July 2020, 25 million in July 2020 and 50 million in February 2021.^{[5] [6] [7]}

In February 2023, Chingari secured an equity investment from Aptos Labs, a blockchain firm that operates the Aptos Network and blockchain.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chingari Bharat Ka Super Entertainment App has garnered more than 50 million users and had become one of the top free Android apps . 13 Feb 2021. Next Big Brand. NBB, New Delhi.
2. Web site: ADITYA KOTHARI – Startup India startup . 10 May 2020. Startup India Startup. startupindiastartup.
3. Web site: Chingari App founders, Sumit Ghosh and Biswatma Nayak. 30 June 2020. Outlook India. Satish Padmanabhan INTERVIEWS Sumit Ghosh.
4. Web site: 2020-07-09. App Wars: Desi TikToks – Roposo, Mitron, Chingari – have a long way to go. 2021-01-13. The Financial Express. en-US.
5. News: Agarwal . Surabhi . 2020-08-07 . Chingari, Zoho among some winners of govt App Challenge; Mitron gets a special mention . The Economic Times .
6. Web site: Desi app Chingari raises nearly Rs 10 crore in seed funding. Sushmita. Panda. 9 August 2020. www.indiatvnews.com.
7. Web site: Chingari Crosses 50 Million Downloads in 6 Months. 13 February 2021. NBB. Abdul Kadir Khan.
8. News: Ahead of its global expansion, Chingari gets equity investment from a16z-backed Aptos Labs .
9. News: 2023-02-09 . Aptos Labs makes equity investment in Chingari . 2024-11-25 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.