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Kuku FM turns profitable as FY26 revenue jumps six-fold

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Date
Company
Kuku FM
What it does
Audio and video content platform
Kind
Results
Amount
₹1,484 Cr
Based in
Mumbai
Founded
2018
Sector
Consumer Internet & Media

What they do

Kuku FM runs subscription audio and video apps spanning business, self-help, religion and entertainment, plus a microdrama service called Kuku TV

What happened

Operating revenue rose from ₹241.5 crore to ₹1,484.2 crore in FY26, and pre-tax profit reached about ₹89 crore

Why it matters

Marketing took roughly ₹1,100 crore of spending, while the IPO-bound firm now makes over 150 microdramas every month

The details

  • Operating revenue grew to ₹1,484.2 crore from ₹241.5 crore a year earlier.
  • Pre-tax profit stood at about ₹88.6 crore for the year.
  • Subscriptions brought in ₹1,475.4 crore, over 99% of operating revenue.
  • Marketing and advertising spend came to about ₹1,105 crore.
  • Kuku TV now turns out more than 150 microdramas a month.

The bigger picture

  • The firm moved from growth-at-any-cost to a profit within a single year.
  • Its filings are a key data point as it prepares to list on the stock market.
  • Microdramas have become its main growth engine.

About the business

  • Kuku FM sells audiobooks, audio series and podcasts in Hindi and other Indian languages through its app and website.
  • Its customers are everyday listeners across ages, with content in crime, romance, self-help, personal finance and religion.
  • It makes money from paid subscriptions after a free trial; subscriptions were over 99% of FY26 revenue.
  • It produces original audio shows itself and also gives creators a studio to publish their work.
  • It is big: about Rs 1,484 crore revenue in FY26 and more than 10 million paid subscribers by March 2026.
  • It is based in Mumbai and has filed for a stock market listing (IPO).

What happens next

  • The company is heading towards an IPO (stock market listing).

Founders

  • Lal Chand Bisu, Co-founder and CEO
  • Vinod Kumar Meena, Co-founder and COO
  • Vikas Goyal, Co-founder

About Kuku FM

Product
operates vernacular audio platform
Customers
Vernacular language users seeking audio stories, microdramas, and educational content
How it makes money
Multi-platform content provider monetizing through subscriptions and advertising

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