Audio-based social media app Clubhouse has added 13 new languages to expand its reach across countries. These languages are Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, French, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), German, and Spanish.
Now, users will be able to join rooms, get notifications and prompts, read descriptions or community guidelines in these languages. The feature is currently available only for Android devices. The company has promised that it will provide support for iOS and additional languages for users globally.
In addition, Clubhouse has roped in Anirudh Deshmukh as its icon. Deshmukh is the first Indian to be onboarded as the app icon for Clubhouse. Based in Mumbai, Anirudh is an architect-turned-singer, songwriter, and composer. He joined Clubhouse at the beginning of this year and had launched his club where he hosts a show called Late Night Jam.
“We’re very happy to say that today, all of that is changing, as we are rolling out our first wave of local language support. We’re starting on Android with thirteen new languages launching immediately – including French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Kannada, Korean, Malayalam, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Tamil and Telugu,” said Clubhouse Head of International Aarthi Ramamurthy.
Moreover, Clubhouse is also working on expanding its monetization features such as tipping and subscription for creators around the world including India.