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{{Infobox broadcasting network<br />
| name = BBC Gujarati<br />{{nobold|બીબીસી ગુજરાતી}}<br />
| logo = <br />
| country = United Kingdom<br />
| network_type = [[website]]<br />
| available = International<br />
| owner = [[BBC]]<br />
| endowment = [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], UK<br />
| key_people =<br />
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]<br />
| launch_date = 2 October 2017<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.bbc.com/gujarati/}}<br />
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'''BBC Gujarati''' ({{langx|gu|બીબીસી ગુજરાતી}}) is an international news service by [[BBC]] in the [[Gujarati language]]. It was launched on 2 October 2017.<ref name="bestmediainfo">{{cite web|url=http://bestmediainfo.com/2017/10/bbc-expands-news-services-in-four-more-languages/|website=bestmediainfo.com|title=BBC expands news services in four more languages |accessdate=2017-10-07}}</ref> The service is being operated on websites and social networking sites. The launch is part of the World Service's biggest expansion since the 1940s, following a government funding boost announced in 2016.<ref name="bbc.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41360801|title=BBC launches new Indian services|author=|date=2 October 2017|publisher=|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref><ref name="indiablooms">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiablooms.com/ibns_new/finance-details/7914/bbc-news-launches-news-service-in-four-indian-languages-as-part-of-expansion-plan.html|title=BBC News launches news service in four Indian languages as part of expansion plan|website=Indiablooms|accessdate=2017-10-07}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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According to the official website of the BBC, Gujarati is spoken by 50 million people, and hence it is the 26th most used language in the world.<ref name="bbc.com"/><ref name="verdict">{{cite web|url=https://www.verdict.co.uk/bbc-world-service-india/|website=verdict.co.uk|title=BBC World Service is going to be broadcast in four more Indian languages |date=2 October 2017 |accessdate=2017-10-07}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
{{Portal|BBC}}<br />
*[[BBC World Service]]<br />
*[[BBC Punjabi]]<br />
*[[BBC Urdu]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.bbc.com/gujarati BBC Gujarati]<br />
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[[Category:British Indian mass media]]<br />
[[Category:British Pakistani mass media]]<br />
[[Category:Gujarati-language mass media]]<br />
[[Category:BBC World Service foreign language stations]]<br />
[[Category:Radio stations established in 2017]]</div>FerminDodson605