New Delhi: Truecaller, the caller identification app, on Monday announced it has crossed 300 million users globally, with over 220 million active users in India. According to the Swedish company, India continues to be its largest market with such a user base and with a reach that is spread across the country.


“We started small but always had big ambitions for Truecaller. To reach 300 million active users is a milestone for all of us who have worked hard to make Truecaller the fantastic platform that it is today. Over the past decade, we have worked hard to make Truecaller the vital service that is used by so many and I am humbled by the trust that so many millions of users put in our platform," Alan Mamedi, CEO and Co-Founder of Truecaller, said in a statement.


Truecaller was launched 11 years back and more than a year ago it had an active user base of 250 million. According to the company, 50 million new users have installed Truecaller globally since October, 2020.


"We have a clear strategy to continue growing our company by developing the product to enhance the user experience and thereby welcome even more users in the future”, Mamedi added.


The core features of Truecaller include call identification and spam blocking, but, the company has also added features like Smart SMS, Inbox Cleaner, Full-Screen Caller ID, Group Voice Calling, amongst others for enriching the user experience.


Meanwhile, earlier in August, Truecaller had appointed Jijendran Ravindran as Vice President for Global Business Development. Ravindran had joined Truecaller from Xiaomi, where he was the associate director and Lead for MIUI India, responsible for managing and driving the overall business strategy for the brand.