Gaana.com

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{{short description|Indian commercial music streaming service}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox online service
| name = Gaana.com
| logo = Gaana_logo.png
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|launched= {{Start date and age|2010|04|df=yes/no}}
| discontinued =
|developer= [[Times Internet]]
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| pricing =₹99 per month (within India) or $3.99 per month (outside India)
|platform= {{hlist|[[Web browser]]|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]|[[Android (operating system)|Android]]|[[macOS]]|[[iOS]]}}
| availability = Worldwide
|website= {{URL|http://gaana.com/}}
| members = {{increase}} 150 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entrackr.com/2019/04/gaana-100-million-maus/|title=Gaana claims 100 million MAUs, launches video and artists focused products|publisher=entrackr.com|date=2019-04-24}}</ref>
}}

'''Gaana.com''' is [[India]]'s largest commercial [[music streaming]] service with over 200 million monthly users. It was launched in April 2010 by [[Times Internet]] and provides both Indian and international music content. The entire [[Music of India|Indian music]] catalog is available to users worldwide. Gaana.com features music from 21 Indian languages including the major languages such as [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[English language|English]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi]], [[Kannada]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[Odia language|Odia]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Maithili language|Maithili]], [[Malayalam]] and other Indian regional languages.<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.ETBrandEquity.com|title=Prashan Agarwal joins Gaana.com as chief operating officer - ET BrandEquity|url=http://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/the-people-report/prashan-agarwal-joins-gaana-com-as-chief-operating-officer/52217805|access-date=2020-10-17|website=ETBrandEquity.com|language=en}}</ref>

Gaana.com allows users to make their playlists public so that they can be seen by other users.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/gaana-com-records-1-4-million-unique-visitors-in-launch-month/articleshow/9547760.cms |title=Gaana.com records 1.4 million unique visitors in launch month |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=2011-08-10 |access-date=2013-03-13}}</ref> They can view and favorite playlists. Its [[mobile app]] was launched to support almost all popular operating systems like [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]] and [[Windows OS|Windows]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/gaana-on-song-new-initiative-originals-clocks-20-mn-streaming-in-five-weeks/articleshow/61007963.cms|title=Gaana on song, new initiative 'Originals' clocks 20 mn streaming in five weeks|date=2017-10-09|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-01-16}}</ref> Gaana is priced at ₹99 per month (within India) or $3.99 per month (outside India)

==History==
The [[domain name]], Gaana.com, was first registered on 21 June 2005 and was launched in April 2010.

Gaana.com formed a partnership in February 2013 with [[Carnatic music|South Indian Music]] Companies Association to acquire rights to music from 79 different labels. Consequently, Gaana.com had access to more than 45+ million songs. Gaana generates an annual revenue of US$5 million for Times Internet.

[[Micromax Informatics|Micromax]] bought a stake in Gaana.com in October 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Micromax buys stake in Gaana, to integrate app with its smartphones|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/micromax-buys-stake-in-gaana-to-integrate-app-with-its-smartphones/|access-date=15 October 2015|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref> In February 2018, [[Tencent Holdings|Tencent]] also backed the company with an investment of $115 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/tencent-leads-in-gaanas-115-million-funding-round/articleshow/63104276.cms|title=Tencent leads in Gaana's $115 million funding round| date=2018-02-28|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-12-13}}</ref>

In May 2018, Gaana launched gaming innovation in their music streaming app.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/gaana-launches-gaming-innovation-in-music-streaming-app/articleshow/64322095.cms|title=Gaana launches gaming innovation in music streaming app|date=2018-05-25|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-07-18}}</ref> The music app has also introduced voice assistant feature.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/music-app-gaana-introduces-voice-assistant-feature/articleshow/64555968.cms|title=Music app Gaana introduces voice assistant feature - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-18}}</ref>

On 8 July 2020, Gaana debuts a short video platform called HotShots<ref>{{Cite news|title=Gaana debuts a short video platform HotShots|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/mobile/gaana-debuts-a-short-video-platform-hotshots/articleshow/76845790.cms|access-date=2020-10-17}}</ref> after the [[Government of India]] banned [[ByteDance|Bytedance]]-owned [[TikTok]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official|http://gaana.com}}

{{The Times Group}}
{{Music streaming services}}

[[Category:Music streaming services]]
[[Category:Online music stores of India]]
[[Category:Web portals]]
[[Category:Mass media companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2010]]
[[Category:2010 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Companies of The Times Group]]
[[Category:Micromax Mobile]]

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