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India's 3.5-4.5 Million Creator Economy Powers ?3,500 Crore Influencer Marketing Industry Growth: Kofluence Influencer Marketing Report 2025
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....ndia's 3.5-4.5 Million Creator Economy Powers ?3,500 Crore Influencer Marketing Industry Growth: Kofluence Influencer Marketing Report 2025<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 8-7-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Bangalore, India [July 8, 2025] – Kofluence, India's India’s leading Ad-Tech influencer marketing platform, is proud to unveil the latest edition of its flagship annual publication, Decoding Influence: The 2025 Inf....
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....luencer Marketing Report. Drawing insights from over 1,000 creators, marketers, and industry experts, the study offers an expansive data-led study decoding the evolution of the country’s creator economy and the growing maturity of influencer marketing within digital AdEx. "India's influence economy has not only seen growth but also a decentralization of influence. There is a dynamic shift with....
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.... creators in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, often creating content in regional and vernacular languages, who are building strongly engaged communities through hyperlocal narratives.” observes Sreeram Reddy Vanga, CEO and Co-Founder of Kofluence. "Amidst a trillion-dollar influencer advertising opportunity in India, we’re seeing brands approach influencer partnerships with far more intention and as ....
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....a strategic marketing lever, driven by data, sustained by technology, and measured against business outcomes." Key Insights from the Report: • Platform Dynamics and Monetization Shifts: Instagram remains the most creator-focused platform, with an estimated 1.8-2.3 million Indian creators. Short-form video content has emerged as the preferred monetization vehicle, with commercial rates for In....
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....stagram Reels demonstrating strong earning potential, from ?500-?5,000 for creators with less than 10,000 followers and starting at ?2 lakhs and above for mega influencers and celebrities. • Sectoral Influencer Investments: India’s influencer marketing industry is now estimated at ?3,000–?3,500 Cr and growing. Sector-wise, E-commerce alone accounts for 23% of the sector’s annual spends,....
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.... followed by FMCG at 19%. Notably, over one in four brands surveyed said they increase influencer budgets during product or service launches, further reinforcing content creators’ roles in brand discovery and conversion. • Regional & Micro Influence: India's linguistic and cultural diversity has catalyzed sophisticated regional marketing strategies, with 52% of marketers identifying micro-i....
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....nfluencers (10,000-100,000 followers) as optimal for hyperlocal campaigns. Diwali continues to drive the highest seasonal campaign activity, with a majority of brands initiating campaign planning anywhere from two weeks to a month in advance. • AI Integration & Platform Play: The report finds that 61% of brands are now leveraging tech platforms to streamline influencer operations, with 18% fu....
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....lly integrated and 20% in the early transition stage of adopting platform solutions. Additionally, 29% have adopted generative AI for creative content generation, making it the top AI use case for marketing and brand professionals. "With India crossing 900 million internet users, the creator economy is poised for continued expansion, fueled by government initiatives as well as significant techn....
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....ological advancements. Looking ahead, I believe we are moving towards the phase of integrated influence in which advertising mediums will increasingly converge together." said Ritesh Ujjwal, Co-Founder of Kofluence. Commenting on the release, Ritesh added, “Decoding Influence 2025 is built on strong platform intelligence and first-party data, and will give marketers strategic insights on a rapid....
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....ly evolving industry that is being transformed by AI, cookie deprecation and shifting creator-brand relationships. We hope you will find this report useful as you plan your next steps.” The full report is available for download at [website link]. About Kofluence Kofluence is India’s leading Ad-Tech influencer marketing agency, powered by a full-stack AI platform that enables both brands a....
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....nd content creators to capitalize on the value of their social influence. Backed by a team of influencer marketing specialists and cutting-edge technology, Kofluence delivers campaign KPIs at scale, driving results across the funnel, from awareness to action. The platform has successfully powered campaigns for 600+ clients across 30 sectors, including top brands like Domino’s, HUL, ITC, Netflix,....
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.... Swiggy, Meesho, Flipkart, Bajaj Finserv, and TVS. With a network of over 750,000 influencers spanning 20+ languages and a reach of more than 7.5 billion, Kofluence brings unmatched scale and diversity. Recognized in Forbes' Select 200 Companies With Global Business Potential, Kofluence is ISO-certified for service excellence and data security, verified by both Meta and Google, and is a proud memb....
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....er of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI). (Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with NRDPL and PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.). PTI<BR> News - Press release - PIB ....