With 50k+ game streamers on the app, the platform is
poised to become the category leader for the gaming community in India
With the COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent
nationwide lockdown driving an unprecedented inclination towards gaming as an
engaging distraction for the masses,
A report by Publicis
Groupe India stated that between March 1-21, gaming saw a 41% increase
in time spent. Having already built a huge community of sports fans and sports
influencers in
One of the key differentiators in Rooter’s growth in
the gaming space has been its focus on the south Indian market. The platform
onboarding almost all the prominent gaming streamers from the region and is in
the process of getting more than 50% of new users from the south of
Now, with the platform successfully managing to scale
on the back of its great tech infrastructure, Rooter is planning to launch
multiple layers of features on the app to create a broader community of gamers.
This will enable anyone from the community to host tournaments on the app.
Meanwhile, the other popular games available on Rooter
are Free Fire, PUBG, PUBG Lite, Call of Duty out of which Free Fire has the
maximum number of steamers from
Rooter, which literally means a ‘Sports Fan’, was
founded by Piyush and Dipesh Agarwal in 2016. Its core objective was to connect
fans, thereby building a strong community. The platform was largely built
around Live Sports Gaming during its infancy before it pivoted to content. In a
span of four years, it has cemented its stance as the only Indian Sports
Platform, which comprises content developed by users and professionals.