Smart Remote app Peel-s off 1 mn users in India

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA: Peel's smart universal remote app has reached 100 million total global users in 30 months, the company has shared in an announcement.

In comparison, it adds, Facebook took more than four and half years to acquire its first 100 million users and Twitter and Tumblr more than five years. More recently, highly social apps such as Line and Instagram have reached the milestone in 19 months and 26 months respectively. Peel’s accomplishment is just behind chat app Tango’s 29 months and just ahead of Skype’s 32 months, it claims.

“Our plan at the beginning of this year was to triple our overall user base to 125 million and we are ahead of pace to accomplish that goal,” said Thiru Arunachalam, CEO and co-founder of Peel. “Demand in the US as well as in India and Asia has really surprised us. We are now the clear global leader in smart home control.”

Arunachalam, who previously worked at Apple, added that Peel is now preloaded on a variety of popular Android smartphones and tablets sold in India. The Peel Smart Remote app, which has more than 1 million activated users in India, will also soon be available on phones from Spice and Celkon, the company says.

“We would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Peel on reaching the coveted milestone of 100 million users,” said Prashant Bindal, CEO, Spice Mobility. “We are proud to be associated with such an innovative technology partner as Peel.”

"CELKON is delighted to partner with PEEL to provide smart remote technology on a smart phone under US$35 that is within reach of the masses,” added Rajesh Gupta, Vice President Service at Celkon Mobile.