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Online Gaming Platforms in India See Significant Increase in Number of Users

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March 25, 2020

Niji Narayan

Online Gaming Platforms in India See Significant Increase in Number of Users

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The online gaming companies in India have recently witnessed a significant increase in the number of users as Indians practice social distancing due to coronavirus.

Between March 2 and March 18, Mobile Premier League (MPL), a mobile e-sports platform saw a 400% increase in the number of daily game plays for the World Cricket Championship (WCC) game. The social gaming platform, Hello Play, also saw a 15% increase in the time spent per daily active user.

“Usually evenings/nights are the busiest times for us, but in the last few days we’re seeing more people playing during the day as well,” Sudhir Kamath, CEO and co-founder of 9stacks, an online poker platform, said.

Online poker website Adda52 witnessed a rise in the average time spent by users on their platform which spiked by 18% over the past couple of weeks. The number of daily active users also grew 12% since March 10.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.