Gaana (music streaming service) facts for kids
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Gaana's Android app
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| Developer | ENIL Entertainment Network India Limited |
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| Launch date | April 2010 |
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| Members |  150 million |
| Pricing model | Premium version: ₹99 (US$1.70) per month (within India) and not available outside India. |
| Availability | India limited worldwide |
Gaana is a very popular music streaming service from India. It is one of the biggest services there, with over 200 million people using it every month. Gaana started in April 2010 and is owned by a company called ENIL.
You can find both Indian and international music on Gaana. For a while, people all over the world could listen to all the Indian music. But since 2023, the music you can listen to depends on where you live. If you are outside India, the music library is much smaller.
Gaana offers music in 21 different Indian languages. These include major languages like Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Urdu, Odia, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Maithili, and Malayalam.
Users can create their own music playlists on Gaana. They can also choose to make these playlists public. This means other users can see them, listen to them, and mark them as their favorites.
Gaana has a mobile app that works on many popular devices. It supports Android, iOS, and Windows phones and tablets.
Since September 9, 2022, Gaana has become a service you have to pay for. It no longer offers free music streaming. The premium version costs ₹99 (US$1.70) per month in India. This premium version lets you listen to music without ads. You also get high-quality sound and can download songs to listen to offline.
Gaana's Story
Gaana.com first got its internet address on June 21, 2005. The service officially started in April 2010.
Partnerships and Growth
In February 2013, Gaana.com teamed up with the South Indian Music Companies Association. This partnership gave Gaana access to music from 79 different music labels. Because of this, Gaana.com gained more than 45 million songs for its users.
Later, in October 2015, a company called Micromax invested in Gaana.com. Then, in February 2018, another big company, Tencent, also invested a large amount of money, about $115 million, into Gaana.
New Features and Innovations
Gaana has also added some cool new features over the years. In May 2015, they added gaming features to their music app. They also introduced a voice assistant, which lets you control the app with your voice.
On July 8, 2020, Gaana launched a new short video platform called HotShots. This happened after the Government of India banned the popular video app TikTok.
