Right now everyone is talking about Clubhouse, it has quickly become one of the must-have social networking apps for everyone. If you still don’t know about it, then you don’t want to be left behind from the entire world. So let’s understand why Clubhouse is getting a lot of attention around the internet.
The clubhouse is an invite-only, audio-based social networking app. Initially, it was only available for iPhone users but now it is available for both Android and iPhone users. But the Android version is still in beta. Let’s take a better look at this app.
Reasons behind Clubhouse hype
There are several reasons behind this new app getting a lot of attraction among users. Initially, when the entire world was going through a coronavirus crisis, Clubhouse made its debut in April 2020. To help users network and communicate with others as they are spending most of their time in homes.
Recently in February, it exploded in popularity when Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared on the app. Where he joined the Good Time show to talk about mars, meme, and becoming a multi-planet species. The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, brought this app a lot of attention.
Later, several other influential people like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg also have spoken in Clubhouse rooms. Since then it has attracted many celebrities and business people like Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary, actor Ashton Kutcher, and Kevin Hart among others.
How does this Clubhouse work?
Right now this is an invite-only app means you can only join with the invitation link. But soon it will change as the Clubhouse announced recently. Coming to the functionality it is very simple: Clubhouse allows you to meet, talk and share your ideas through audio. You can’t share images, videos, or even texts. The only thing you can do is talk or listen.
Clubhouse lets you create and join rooms. Whenever you open the app it shows you a wide selection of topics and rooms to choose from. Based on your interest, you can get into any room. They are all open and you can join or leave anytime you want. Whenever you want to speak, you can raise your hand and the speaker will choose to invite you up or not.
Mostly you can see rooms hosted by subject experts, celebrities, influencers, and so on. You can create your own room. The only issue for new users is you can’t join without an invitation. But you can download the app and reserve a handle. The only person who can let you in is someone who already has an account.
Other details
The clubhouse is the 16th most popular app in the social media network category of the App Store. According to Fortune, In January alone Clubhouse has been downloaded 2.3 million times.
Final Thoughts
Within a short time, this startup Clubhouse reached a valuation of 1 billion. So it’s safe to say that this audio chat room app is quickly taking off. And other competitors are making efforts in bringing similar features to their platforms.
