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Meesho launched its direct-to-consumer app on July 5, 2021, and it became the number one shopping app on the Android Play Store in India on July 7, 2021.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
Since July 7, 2021, Meesho has maintained its position as the number one shopping app on the Android Play Store in India every single day.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
Meesho's unique consumer base is growing at over 30% year-over-year.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
Meesho's first product, a hyper-local fashion marketplace called Fashioneer, was shut down after only three months of operation.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
The business model of Meesho's social commerce platform was undermined when Jio made cellular data costs in India effectively zero and the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated online shopping adoption.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
Vidit Aatrey believes AI will fundamentally change every aspect of e-commerce, including online shopping and logistics.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
70% of Meesho's employee headcount is in technology and product roles.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
Vidit Aatrey predicts that Meesho's business may evolve to a point where it no longer has a traditional app and instead operates primarily through an external voice agent.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
The total number of people buying anything online in India annually is estimated to be between 350 million and 400 million.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
Vidit Aatrey predicts that AI will be the primary driver for Meesho to grow its customer base from 250 million to one billion users.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
In the last 12 months, Meesho had approximately 250 million unique consumers and close to one million sellers on its platform.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
Within five months of launching its direct-to-consumer app, Meesho grew from 10 million users to 100 million monthly active users (MAU).
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
Meesho's vision for its AI agent Vani is to create an e-commerce experience that requires no reading, typing, or button clicks from the user, catering to those overwhelmed by traditional apps.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
After identifying that access to suppliers was the biggest problem for its power users, Meesho launched a new app called Meesho Supply, which experienced product-market fit.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
Meesho has launched a voice AI agent named Vani to improve accessibility for new e-commerce users.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
At its peak in 2020, Meesho's social commerce model was powered by 10 million sellers running their own WhatsApp groups to sell products.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
Meesho's second product, a SaaS tool for small businesses to run shops on WhatsApp, failed to gain traction because businesses in India were unwilling to pay for software, leading to an inability to r...
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
The Fashioneer app failed because consumers found it offered a worse experience than both physical malls, due to the inability to touch products, and traditional e-commerce, due to limited selection.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
Meesho's customers purchase an average of 10 times per year, resulting in approximately 2.5 billion orders annually.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
The Meesho Supply app doubled its user base every month for 10 consecutive months with zero marketing spend.
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Vidit Aatrey
Jun 11
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