What Indians viewed on YouTube in 2018: UPSC, IBPS exam preparation to learning farming practices

Most of these preparation channels on YouTube India prepare learners for multiple exams — from banking and railways to civil services and engineering. Exam paper analysis, mock interviews, crash courses and top questions amongst the top searched contest under the education category.

Here is the list of top 10 education channels of YouTube in 2018 –

Source: YouTube India Anil Nagar, CEO and co-founder Adda247 is an IIT-BHU alumnus with an aim to make “quality education reach the mile.” The channel is sixth most watched on YouTube. Talking to indianexpress.com he said, “Starting Adda247 youtube channel helped us in increasing our reach. In the last three years, we have more than 250 million views on our YouTube channel, this kind of reach could not have been possible through any other medium.”

Most of the viewers of all top 10 YouTube channels come from Hindi speaking belt. Looking at 2018, Nagar said, “We cater to government job aspirants, who are in the age bracket 18-28 years. More than 40 per cent of our viewers come from Tier-III and villages. More than 60 per cent of our audience is Hindi speaking, though we have content in both English and Hindi on our channel. Some of the top videos of 2018 were — English Learning Videos, Live Exam Analysis and Maths Calculation Shortcut videos.”