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Top 15 TLDR takeaways from our Annual Report below
1. @Timesinternet today has 110m daily users, 450m monthly users, with a mix of media and enablement platforms, with a shared mission: to inform, entertain, and enable the Indian consumer.
2. Leading our INFORM segment, our news platforms, led by @timesofindia, reach 265 million users a month, larger than any other news platform. TOI, @TimesNow, @economictimes are leaders in their segments. And our language news portfolio are our drivers of growth. 
3. Our cricket platforms @Cricbuzz and @WillowTV are growing well. Cricbuzz is searched 3.5x more than cricket itself, and Willow drives cricket viewership in the US. The #CricbuzzLIVE show is the authoritative pre and post match show, with @bhogleharsha and others as hosts.
4. The Indiatimes Lifestyle Network - @indiatimes @mensxp @idivaofficial @whatshot_IN - influences the influencers, and is the largest network of digital first, millennial centric publishers, building great IPs like South Delhi Girls.
5. Leading our ENTERTAIN segment is @gaana, the leading music service in India. Gaana crossed 100 million monthly users last month, and has recently introduced Gaana Videos.
6. @MXPlayer is our biggest bet yet, and our entry to the video OTT space, with over 100,000 hours of premium and exclusive content. It’s a massive asset with enormous further potential.
7. Our ENABLEMENT platforms are leaders in serving specific use cases: @ETMONEY is India's best digital-first personal finance platform, leading with commission free mutual funds, and offering seamless access to insurance products and on-demand loans.
8. @magicbricks leads the online real estate category, and is innovating with products like anonymous broker chat. MB broke even last year, will generate cash this year, and is growing about 40% annually.
9. @dineout_india is deep in the restaurant ecosystem, with its software powering over 5500 restaurants, and its consumer platforms seating over 2 million diners in February. It grew over 200% this past year, and is poised to keep growing fast.
10. @gradeupapp is the largest and most engaged exam prep community, with 3.5m monthly users who spent an average of 150 minutes per month. Its new Classroom product offers live online classes and has 4x the engagement of recorded lessons.
11. Across our ecosystem of products, we have incredible insights about consumers. Here’s a simple view of a day in the life of @Timesinternet
12. Our ecosystem is powered by the Times Cloud Platform. These include @TimesPoints, @timesprime, and our data / identity / personalization engines, which make our products smarter and more powerful.
13. We are active venture investors, with new stakes in @plaympl, @oxfordcaps, and more, with now 25 companies in our portfolio. And @timesbridge continues to partner with the best companies globally to grow in India, most recently with @smuleindia and @wattpad
14. We have grown A LOT in the last 5 years, with $196 million in revenue, up 40% from prior year. Our goal is to cross 1 billion monthly users across our products by 2023
15. We do this with top entrepreneurs, killer teams, autonomy and trust, a scrappy underdog spirit, and a conviction to build great businesses that last. And we are just getting started.
