Know all details about Kuku FM and its owner name, which recently launched two contrasting apps Bhakti and LoveNasha
Audio series platform Kuku FM has recently come under fire on social media for promoting two starkly contrasting apps: its devotional offering, Bhakti, and the erotic content platform, LoveNasha. Both apps were reportedly released in October 2024, according to information available on the Play Store. Bhakti is centered around spiritual content, offering a vast array of sacred scriptures, mythological tales, devotional music, and teachings from ancient texts.
Explained why is ‘Shame on Kuku FM’ trending on Twitter/X, who is its owner, net worth, funding and valuation
Stop this nonsense volgurity of any religious
Shame on You Kuku FM ❌
Repost and share must be#ShameOnKUKUFM #AskRP pic.twitter.com/Se4GFNwgw9— ֆHahid Siddiqui (@SHAHID_1472) January 15, 2025
With over 2,000 hours of content, including more than 500 shows, audiobooks, bhajans, and epic narratives such as the Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata, and Ramayana, Bhakti provides users with a rich spiritual experience. The app was officially launched during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj, adding to its significance in the religious community. In stark contrast, LoveNasha is an app that promotes erotic content, which Kuku FM has been actively marketing through social media influencers.
Why Kuku FM is embroiled in controversy?
Kuku FM has reportedly found itself embroiled in a significant controversy that has sparked outrage across social media. The popular audio content app, known for offering a wide variety of content, has come under fire after users expressed concern over the simultaneous promotion of two distinctly different apps: Bhakti and LoveNasha. While Bhakti focuses on devotion, Hindu mythology, and spiritual content such as mantras and aartis, LoveNasha is centered around bold, passionate, and more erotic love stories.
This apparent contrast between the two apps, both owned by the same parent company, has left many internet users disheartened. The timing of the controversy has reportedly added fuel to the fire, as it coincided with the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. This has led to accusations that Kuku FM is undermining cultural values by offering erotic content alongside spiritual material, further intensifying public disapproval.
Kuku FM spread bhakti from one app and vulgarity from another app 👌👌👌#ShameOnKUKUFM pic.twitter.com/57X3m1v1GF
— Abhay 𝕏 (@Kings_Gambit__) January 15, 2025
The clash between the spiritual and the sensual within Kuku FM’s offerings has ignited a wave of criticism from netizens, with many reportedly accusing the app of corrupting young minds. Social media platforms have been flooded with strong reactions, with users voicing their concerns under the hashtag #ShameOnKUKUFM. One user was quoted as questioning whether erotic content, while possibly lucrative, was worth the potential harm it could cause by corrupting young minds.
Mumbai-based vernacular audio platform Kuku FM reported revenue growth of 114 per cent for the financial year ending 31 March 2024, achieving an operating revenue of Rs 88 crore, up from Rs 41.1 crore in the previous year and the startup primarily generated revenue by charging users for its audio content, boasting over 25 million paid subscribers. Including additional income, Kuku FM’s total revenue for FY24 reached Rs 104.1 crore, nearly doubling from Rs 48.8 crore.
Kuku FM’s outstanding losses stood at Rs 289 crore at the end of FY24 with the company having raised $71 million till date.
Founded in 2018 by Lal Chand Bisu, Vikas Goyal, and Vinod Kumar Meena, Kuku FM provides a diverse range of audio content, including audiobooks, personal finance, self-help, education, entertainment, news, mythology, spirituality, and inspiration and the platform offers more than 150,000 hours of content in various formats. The Kuku FM’s founders’ net worth is Rs.308 crore with the company currently valued at $177 million.
The startup’s expenditures rose by 21 to Rs 200 crore in FY24, compared to Rs 165.4 crore in FY23 and in 2023, the startup secured USD 25 million in its Series C funding round, co-led by the Fundamentum Partnership and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), with participation from Vertex Ventures and this funding round followed a USD 21.9 million Series B1 round led by the Fundamentum Partnership.