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Truecaller Hits 500 Million Downloads Globally , As Nigeria Ranked Second Biggest Market In Africa

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Truecaller announced on Wednesday, that the company has crossed 500 million downloads and surpassed 150 million Daily Active Users (DAUs) globally.

 

Also , Nigeria has been ranked as the second largest market in Africa with over 2.9million DAU

 

Similarly, Truecaller is one of the few apps in the world to surpass 500millions installs.

 

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This, according to a statement made available to DAILYFOCUS NEWS ONLINE, comes on the heels of the company recently sharing the news of attaining over 1 million paying subscribers on their Premium services.

 

Also its a significant achievement for Truecaller, which is emerging as a one-stop communication platform with a wide array of services.

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These services include : Instant Messaging, VoIP, and Payments. The 150 million DAU’s achievement makes Truecaller the most used communication app in India, after apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.

 

The key factors that have led to this rapid growth are Truecaller’s many communication features, like their smart dialer, VoIP capability, Instant Messaging, and their spam-free SMS inbox.

 

Speaking on this unique achievement, Alan Mamedi, CEO & Co-founder, Truecaller, said: “Along with this milestone, Truecaller will soon be rolling out two important features that will revolutionize the standard dialer experience ordered by smartphone manufacturers today.

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“They are: Call Alerts: In an effort to help users depend less on low-speed and faulty networks, which are prevalent in emerging markets, Truecaller sends a Call Alert to users about who’s calling before the phone rings. This is a big upgrade for millions of Android uses.

 

“Others are Full Screen Caller ID: Truecaller will be introducing the most powerful Caller ID and dialer experience on the market. With the new full screen Caller ID, you’ll see instantly whether an incoming call is personal, business, or spam – and on top of this you can do all other key actions like accepting, rejecting or sending a quick message from the same screen.

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“This gives businesses a better opportunity to take control of their business profile, and in turn users will get more information on who’s trying to get in touch with them.

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