Google for India 2022: YouTube to bring ‘Courses’ feature next year
Google, an American technology giant hosted its 8th edition of the ‘Google for India’ event in New Delhi Yesterday (December 19, 2022). The event was joined by Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India along with Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
At this event, Google announced that it will bring YouTub ‘Courses’ features for creators in India in India next year. The new feature will help them to monetize their learning content effectively and can produce good and high-quality content for their subscribers.
Learning on YouTube is going to hit different 📈 #GoogleForIndia pic.twitter.com/Usd3sjDiJX
— YouTube India (@YouTubeIndia) December 19, 2022
As per the reports, creators can offer free or paid courses to provide structured learning experiences for viewers. Those viewers who choose to buy a course can watch the video ad-free.
“India is one of three chosen countries where YouTube is bringing the new feature. India is a big marketplace for YouTube as people spend many hours every day on the free video-streaming platform for entertainment and learning purposes,” Google said at the event.
The phenomenal rise of YouTube has led to a massive expansion of the creator economy in India. It contributed 10,000 crores to India’s GDP and 7.5 lakh full-time equivalent jobs.
