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Has Twitter India given up on India?

Deciphering the exodus in the microblogging site

24/11/16

Venkat Ananth

In its tenth year, Twitter faces an acute identity crisis as rivals Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat race ahead and find more cultural relevance with the users

Twitter wanted an India product story (ZipDial) which it could use in other growth/emerging markets like Brazil and Indonesia

Several users, especially those between 18 and 25 years of age, migrated to newer, more engagement-driven platforms like Snapchat and Instagram

The rethink: The company’s focus in India is towards increasing engagement through video and achieving profitability

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It was a routine earnings call on October 27 at the Twitter India office in Gurugram. Jack Dorsey, the chief executive officer of the company had just informed his shareholders that Twitter had grown its user base to 317 million, adding 4 million users, or 3% over the previous quarter.

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