Dailyhunt launches short videos app Josh

CHENNAI: The action in the Indian short videos app segment continues post TikTok's departure. Local language content discovery platform Dailyhunt on Wednesday officially launched its short-video app Josh. The app features bite-sized videos (maximum 120 seconds) across various categories -- viral, trending, glamour, dance, devotion, yoga and cooking among others.In the past 45 days of its beta launch, Josh has managed to add more than 200 top creators, four mega music labels, 50+ million downloads, 1+ billion video plays per day, 23+ million daily active users (DAUs), 21+ minutes time spent per DAU and over five million User Generated Content (UGC) content creators, Dailyhunt said.“Josh is a mahagathbandhan (mega confluence) of the country’s best creators, the biggest music labels, the hottest entertainment format, formidable user demographics and the largest local language platform," Umang Bedi, co-founder, Dailyhunt, said. Josh hosts 200+ exclusive creators on its platform including popular online content creators such as Faisal Shaikh (Mr. Faisu), Sameeksha Sud, Bhavin Bhanushali and Vishal Pandey. It has also announced collaborations with India’s biggest music labels T-Series, Sony, Zee Music and Divo Music offering users one large music libraries.Josh, currently on Android, will soon be available to iOS users as well.