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Indian App ZKTOR, Inspired by ISRO Model, Gains Traction in 4 Countries
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News18•24-09-2026, 12:28
Indian App ZKTOR, Inspired by ISRO Model, Gains Traction in 4 Countries
- •ZKTOR, an Indian app, has rapidly gained over 1 million users in South Asia, with its technology developed with data security and privacy as core principles.
- •The app, founded by Sunil Kumar Singh, CEO of Softa, operates on a low-cost model inspired by ISRO, allowing it to function at significantly lower costs than large tech companies.
- •ZKTOR is among the top 30 apps in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, and consistently ranks in the top 100 free social apps on Google Play Store in India.
- •It employs no-URL technology to prevent unauthorized scraping of photos and videos, and uses a privacy-based advertising model (ZHAN) that avoids behavioral tracking.
- •The platform utilizes HOLA AI for content moderation, filtering fake news and objectionable content, and plans to establish local data centers to keep country-specific data within borders.
Key Questions Answered
ZKTOR is an Indian social and digital platform developed on the ISRO model with a focus on data security and privacy, gaining over 1 million users across South Asia.
Sunil Kumar Singh is the CEO of Softa, and ZKTOR's low-cost operating model, which runs at 7 to 8 times lower cost than large tech companies, is inspired by ISRO.
ZKTOR uses a privacy-based local advertising model called ZHAN for hyperlocal ads without behavioral tracking, alongside no-URL technology, zero-knowledge server architecture, and multi-level encryption.
