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Most Successful Indian Internet Companies

By Prem Sankar C
Young users continue to drive Internet usage in India .In this fast-changing Indian Web ecosystem, here are 10 Indian Web applications that have been successful in capturing the business


  1. Flipkart: Founded in 2007, Flipkart started its journey by selling books online. Today, with more than 2 million registered users and sales of 30,000 items a day, Flipkart can easily be considered a trendsetter for e-commerce in India. 
  2. Redbus: Started in 2006, Redbus is a first-of-its-kind online travel portal, concentrating on bus ticket reservations. Through Redbus, users can book bus tickets online for more than 10,000 routes across India. 
  3. Snapdeal: Started in 2008, Snapdeal is often hailed as the Groupon of India, but with a difference. The business had its origins in selling coupon books, discount cards, mobile coupons, etc. 
  4. Paytm: Launched in 2011, Paytm is an online recharge service for mobile, direct-to-home satellite TV and data cards. 
  5. Zomato: A restaurant and lifestyle portal launched in 2008, the app is primarily noted for its restaurant guide, which features more than 18,000 restaurants from 10 major cities in India and is populated by user-generated reviews. 
  6. JustDial: This service started operations way back in 1996, but the app in its present form was launched in 2007. It offers local search services across multiple platforms - Internet, mobile, call center and SMS text
  7. BookMyShow: Launched in 2006, BookMyShow is India's largest entertainment ticketing website. With ticketing for more than 850 screens across 87 cities, 75% of all cinema tickets sold online in India are booked on BookMyShow. In addition, BookMyShow has ticketed for several concerts, plays, live events, stand-up acts and sports events.
  8. Slideshare: Launched in 2006, SlideShare is a true Web 2.0 product that supports the world's largest community for sharing presentations.It also supports documents, PDFs, videos and webinars.
  9. Shaadi.com: An old-timer (started in 1996), Shaadi.com is India's leading matrimonial site; it claims to have helped about 20 million Indians find their partners. Its services are also available to Indians living abroad.
  10. Naukri: Another old-timer (launched in 1997), Naukri.com is India's leading job portal. 



There are several others that have made their valuable contributions to the Web industry in India; please feel free to add your choices in the comments section. 
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