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SHARED ECONOMY AT $2 BILLION BY END-2020

Focus: GS-III Indian Economy

Why in news?

The shared economy in India is estimated to be an about $2 billion industry by the end of the current 2020 year, according to a recent report by Maple Capital Advisors.

What is Shared Economy?

  • The sharing economy is a way of distributing goods and services that differs from the traditional model of corporations hiring employees and selling products to consumers.
  • In the sharing economy, individuals are said to rent or “share” things like their cars, homes and personal time to other individuals in a peer-to-peer fashion.
  • The ‘shared economy’ includes segments such as co-working (Awfis, WeWork India), co-living (Stanza Living, OYO Life, Oxford Caps), shared mobility (Uber, Ola, Shuttl) and furniture rental (Furlenco, Rentomojo.)
  • India mirrors Asia trends in these aspects and is thus poised for high growth and adoption of shared services.

Significance of Shared Economy in India

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  • India is at the cusp of a shared economy revolution. We are already witnessing phenomenal growth in this segment with both international companies and home-grown start-ups vying for market share.
  • Even as the space is nascent, over $3.7 bn has been invested in this space and we expect this to accelerate from here, on the back of compelling demand and unit economics.
  • In this era of growing concern on climate, wastage, resource scarcity and population intensity (especially in the developing world), the shared economy seems to be a sustainable, scalable and efficient form of addressing these concerns.
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