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AI Could Add Rs 75000 Crore to India's GDP by 2035 Says YouTube's Gunjan Soni
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Storyboard•15-10-2026, 14:44
AI Could Add Rs 75000 Crore to India's GDP by 2035 Says YouTube's Gunjan Soni
- •YouTube's creative ecosystem contributed over Rs 18000 crore to India's GDP in 2025 and supported 9,60,000 full-time equivalent jobs.
- •India's creator economy is evolving into a full business ecosystem with creators building studios, managing teams and developing IP.
- •Artificial intelligence is projected to add an additional Rs 75000 crore to India's GDP by 2035 and create over 360000 new creative jobs.
- •AI tools provide Indian creative workers a 20 percent productivity boost, saving nearly 400 hours annually according to a Public First and Google report.
- •Gunjan Soni outlined three priorities for global competitiveness: backing creators as entrepreneurs, adopting AI as a core tool and expanding global reach.
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According to YouTube's country managing director Gunjan Soni, the platform's creative ecosystem contributed over Rs 18,000 crore to India's GDP in 2025 and supported 9,60,000 full-time equivalent jobs.
AI could add an additional Rs 75,000 crore to India's GDP by 2035 and create over 360,000 new creative jobs, while giving Indian creative workers a 20% productivity boost.
Gunjan Soni stated that 15% of the total watch time for content produced in India already originates from outside the country.
