November 2025

Youtube India Annual Summit, 2025

Report findings:

Oxford Economics report highlights YouTube’s ₹16,000 crore contribution to India’s GDP and 930,000 jobs supported.
63% of our monetizing creators agree YouTube is their primary source of revenue.
98% of users in India reporting they use YouTube to gather information and knowledge
Health content in India receiving over 300 billion views in India as of December 2024

New partnerships with IICT and AIIMS

YouTube announced major new partnerships with the newly established Indian Institute of Creative Technology (IICT) and the College of Nursing at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), alongside new AI-powered tools designed to unlock creativity and connect Indians to credible information.

AVGC-XR industries

The initiative will prepare students for careers in the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) industries through three key programs:

Knowledge sharing
Establishing the create with AI program
Youtube will provide support and share best practices

Launching New Conversational AI tool

We are launching YouTube’s conversational AI tool that lets viewers ask questions and get instant answers right within the video player, making the viewing experience more engaging and educational. The feature is available in English, with Hindi coming soon. Pragativadi