DNA EXCLUSIVE: In the fight between PUBG and FAU-G, Ludo turns to be true King
Ludo King gave a new opportunity for people to connect with family and friends and those alone as it helped gamers immensely to deal with coronavirus. From simple board game to quarantine sensation - the rise of Ludo King
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The year 2020 was a mixed year when it came to India s gamers. PUBG Mobile India was banned in September 2020 as part of the digital surgical strike by the Government of India on Chinese apps. The loss of PUBG Mobile India was a huge jolt to gamers. However, the anticipation built around the announcement that FAU-G (Fearless and United Guards) would be released on January 26 and that there would be some action game. Yet, there was one game which outdid PUBG Mobile India and FAU-G. It was a simple board game which has been played for generations but when it came on mobile, it had a massive impact. During the cor
ETtech Morning Dispatch, 18 Jan 2021: Top Tech News To Start Your Day
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Last Updated: Jan 18, 2021, 08:15 AM IST
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From Tesla taking the Dutch route for its India investments to James Murdoch and WhatsApp’s Will Cathcart pushing their India drive, here’s a look at the top tech news today.
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Today’s newsletter is special, for it celebrates those startups that survived and thrived amid the ongoing pandemic.
Zerodha has emerged as the Startup of the Year for 2020, while Ludo King’s parent
Gametion Technologies has emerged as the Bootstrap Champ. MyLab has won the newly constituted Covid-led Healthcare award for creating PathoDetect, India’s first locally developed covid test kit.
ET Startup Awards 2020 | And The Winners Are.
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Last Updated: Jan 18, 2021, 04:42 AM IST
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The pandemic brought out the true mettle of startups in India as entrepreneurs faced emotional, mental and physical challenges, and came up with durable solutions. ET Startup Awards recognises the winners.
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The Covid-19 pandemic brought out the true mettle of startups as entrepreneurs faced emotional, mental and physical challenges, and came up with durable solutions. Caught in the deep end, they found a way to get up and get going. ET Startup Awards 2020 recognises the winners.
Startup Of The Year: Zerodha | Nithin Kamath
Zerodha is India’s largest retail brokerage with over 3 million users, beating heavy hitters ICICI Securities and HDFC Securities. The decade-old company has come this far by taking on legacy rivals due to its technology. Moreover, this was accomplished without the help of external capital. This gave it the jury’s vote for Startup of the
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The list of leading social media apps in terms of monthly active users featured Telegram on top, followed by WhatsApp, Instagram, MX TakaTak, and Moj.
However, Facebook, WhatsApp, Snack Video, Instagram, and TikTok became the top downloaded apps in the country, according to the report. Ludo King, Carrom Pool, Hunter Assassin, Free Fire, and Bubble Shooter by Ilyon, on the other hand, came as the top five downloaded games among Indian users.
Developed by Indian publisher Gametion, Ludo King, also emerged as the top game in the country, followed by PUBG Mobile, Free Fire, Candy Crush Saga, and Carrom Pool. Titles such as Free Fire, PUBG Mobile, Ludo King, and Call of Duty: Mobile received most of the time spent of Indian users in 2020.
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