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Google revealed its Play and Android ecosystem generated Rs 4 lakh crore in revenue for India in 2024. The tech giant also created 35 lakh jobs, highlighting India's growing developer strength. New AI tools like Gemini 2.5 Flash were announced to boost startups. Indian developers are leading global AI innovation with Google's support.

Key Points: Google Play Generated Rs 4 Lakh Cr Revenue and 35 Lakh Jobs in India

  • Google Play ecosystem contributed Rs 4 lakh crore to India's economy
  • Supported 35 lakh direct and indirect jobs in 2024
  • Indian developers rank second globally in Google Play activity
  • AI tools like Gemini 2.5 Flash announced for startups
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Google generated Rs 4 lakh cr app revenue, fostered developer jobs in India in 2024: Report

Google's ecosystem boosted India's digital economy with Rs 4 lakh crore app revenue and 35 lakh jobs in 2024, fostering AI innovation.

"Indian developers are literally writing the next chapter of India’s success story – Dr. Manish Gupta, Google DeepMind"

Bengaluru, July 23

Google has generated Rs 4 lakh crore in app revenue in India, and significantly contributed towards developer jobs in the country in 2024, the tech giant said on Wednesday.

Citing data from Public First, an economics, policy, and opinion research consultancy, the tech giant lauded Indian developers and startups shaping AI use with Google.

“Based on third-party evaluations, the Google Play and Android ecosystem generated Rs 4 lakh crore in revenue for app publishers and the wider economy in India in 2024,” Google said in a blog post.

The ecosystem led to the creation of 35 lakh direct, indirect, and spillover jobs in the country, the tech giant said.

“The Indian ecosystem comprises the second largest number of active developers on Google Play across the world, contributing over 10 lakh developer jobs in 2024,” it added.

The ecosystem played an important role in shaping the impact and inclusiveness of India’s digital economy.

“Indian developers are literally writing the next chapter of India’s success story, using AI capabilities to build real-world applications that are reaching millions of businesses and people across India and the world,” said Dr. Manish Gupta, Senior Director for India and APAC at Google DeepMind.

“We're giving India the best tools, the most open platforms, and the strongest support to build boldly for the world, fostering a profound 'AI Productivity Leap' across businesses and startups,” added Preeti Lobana, Country Manager, Google India.

To support the Indian developer and startup ecosystem further, the tech giant, at the Google I/O Connect India 2025 held in Bengaluru, announced its high-performance thinking model Gemini 2.5 Flash, new Agentic AI tools in Firebase Studio, a new training programme with one of the world’s leading gaming engine platforms -- Unity.

It mentioned collaborations with three India AI Mission startups -- Sarvam, Soket AI, and Gnani -- in building innovative solutions toward the development of the country’s Make-in-India AI models.

The tech giant also announced measures expanding the availability of fresh and accurate information in Google Maps, comprising over 250 million places worldwide, enabling developers to build better generative AI features.

- IANS

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Priya S
While the numbers look impressive, I wonder how much of this revenue actually stays in India? Most app purchases go to foreign companies. We need more homegrown success stories like JioSaavn and PayTM in the Play Store top charts.
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Rohit P
As a startup founder in Bangalore, Google's developer tools have been game-changing for us. The new AI features announced at I/O Connect will help us compete globally. Just wish they'd reduce the 30% Play Store commission though!
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Sarah B
The 35 lakh jobs number seems inflated - does this include gig workers and delivery partners who use Android phones? Still, great to see India becoming a global tech hub. The Unity partnership could be big for mobile gaming developers.
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Karthik V
Make-in-India AI models collaboration is the most exciting part! We need to reduce dependence on foreign tech. Hope Sarvam, Soket and Gnani get proper funding and support to compete with OpenAI and Gemini. Jai Hind!
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Michael C
Working remotely with an Indian dev team on a Play Store app. The talent here is world-class but infrastructure challenges remain - power cuts, internet reliability. If Google can help solve these, India will dominate mobile tech.

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