Zuckerberg to log into India, Inc
The Indian seems to be having rather an American-like dream, what with the visit to the US by Modi, and then a hat-trick of celebrity visitors to India—Jeff Bezos, Satya Nadella, and Mark Zuckerberg.
The Facebook founder, Zuckerberg, is all set to face its fastest-growing market here on October 8 and 9. Apart from hobnobbing with the PM and minister, he is open to partnering with the government for its new Clean India Campaign.
India is currently a highlight on Facebook’s map, as the country is a significant and important market for the social networking company. The market research firm, eMarketer, finds that India has Facebook’s second-largest number of users after the US. The number of new users, though, will shoot up in 2014, as the Facebook users will climb to 108.9 million, as compared with 77.8 million in 2013. That totals up to about 10% of the Indian population—mostly young people.
Zuckerberg, one of the world’s youngest billionaires, with a personal wealth of $33 billion, is only the second top executive to come after the change of government here. In July, Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, had visited and met Modi.
Zuckerberg’s visit is awaited eagerly, as the focus will be on increasing and consuming local content and value-added services in India. Zuckerberg will speak at the Facebook-promoted Internet.org’s Content and Usability Summit in Delhi, according to an invitation sent out by Internet.org. The summit aims to focus on accelerating the creation and consumption of locally relevant content and value-added services in India.
An American-like dream it is then, however short it may be….
Image Credit: Anthony Quintano from Honolulu, HI, United States / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Source: Mark Zuckerberg F8 2018 Keynote
You may also like
Image Reference: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mark_Zuckerberg_F8_2018_Keynote.jpg
Recent Posts
- From scrap to impact: The Rescript RevolutionBy integrating sustainability into daily habits, Rescript encourages users to make informed, impactful choices.
- India’s firm stand on Kashmir and terrorismThe Indian government signalled that any future acts of provocation would be met with strong and immediate military retaliation.
- India’s decisive blow in Operation SindoorIn a bold display of military precision, new satellite images have revealed massive damage across eleven Pakistani airbases following Operation Sindoor. The strikes, targeting both military and terrorist infrastructure, mark a significant escalation in India’s counter-terror response.
- From scrap to impact: The Rescript Revolution
What’s new at WeRIndia.com
News from 700+ sources
-
Googles Gemini AI is coming to watches, cars, TVs, and headsets
-
Suspected spy held in Haryana’s Panipat for sharing information with Pakistan
-
US announces over USD 243 bn deals with Qatar
-
Maoist base dismantled in Chhattisgarh, 31 killed in 21-day operation: Top officials
-
10 Militants Killed In Manipur’s Chandel, Arms & Ammunition Recovered
-
India Briefs UNSC On Pahalgam Attack, Seeks Terror Outfit Tag For Lashkar-Affiliate TRF
-
WeRIndia – A News Aggregator
Visit werindia.com for all types of National | Business | World | Politics | Entertainment | Health related news and much more..
Leave a Reply