What Howzat does

Howzat is an Indian online fantasy sports platform built around cricket, headquartered in New Delhi and founded in 2019 by Shashank Singh (Founder & CEO). The company operates a mobile-first application through which consumers create fantasy teams for live cricket matches; historically, users paid entry fees to participate in cash contests with real-money prizes, generating revenue through participation fees on a pay-as-you-go basis.\n\nThe core product, the Howzat Fantasy Cricket App, is delivered as a downloadable iOS/Android client distributed through the company website and app stores. The platform follows a product-led growth motion: free contests serve as the acquisition hook, relying on organic word-of-mouth driven by cricket fandom in India. No enterprise customers, B2B channels, or named logos are disclosed; the customer base consists of individual Indian cricket enthusiasts seeking interactive match engagement.\n\nFollowing the enactment of The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025, Howzat has discontinued all cash games and tournaments. The platform now offers only free contests with rewards, transitioning its pricing model to a freemium structure with no disclosed monetization mechanism beyond the rewards mechanic. The company remains operational but has not disclosed a replacement revenue stream, alternative product lines, or expansion plans. No funding rounds, headcount figures, ownership details, partnership data, or management team information beyond the founder are present in the source material.

Name

Howzat

Website

https://howzat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Howzat is an Indian mobile fantasy cricket platform founded in 2019 that previously offered real-money contests. Following the 2025 Online Gaming Act, it now operates solely free-to-play contests with rewards for Indian cricket fans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fantasy Sports Gaming

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Amusement Arcades (713120)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Gaming & Virtual World Social Platforms (MPACAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Game Aggregation, Content Distribution & RGS (Remote Game Servers) (MPAEAKAG)

Keywords

• Fantasy cricket platform
• Fantasy sports gaming
• Mobile gaming app
• Online cricket contests
• Sports engagement platform

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fantasy Gaming Platform: Howzat operated as a fantasy cricket platform offering cash contests and tournaments, generating revenue from user participation fees. Following The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025, the company has discontinued cash games and tournaments, transitioning to a free-to-play model with rewards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Howzat operates a mobile-first fantasy cricket application that lets Indian users create virtual cricket teams for live matches and join contests to win rewards. As a result of The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025, the company has discontinued cash games and tournaments and now offers only free contests with rewards on its platform.

Product overview

Howzat is a single-product fantasy cricket platform delivered as a mobile application. Users download the free app to join favorite cricket matches and play free contests for exciting rewards. Following The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025, cash games and tournaments were discontinued; the platform now focuses exclusively on free contests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Howzat Fantasy Cricket App A fantasy cricket mobile application for Indian cricket fans; users download the free app, create fantasy teams for live matches, and participate in contests to win rewards. Cash games and tournaments have been discontinued under The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025, so the app now offers only free contests.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Dream11: India's leading fantasy cricket platform with cash contests, the dominant player in Howzat's core market with comparable mobile-first fantasy sports offering.
• My11Circle: PlayGames24x7-owned fantasy cricket platform and direct competitor to Howzat in the Indian cash-based fantasy cricket market, with similar product-led mobile distribution.
• Paytm First Games: One97-backed fantasy sports and casual gaming platform offering fantasy cricket alongside other sports, directly competing for the same Indian cricket-fan user base.
• Fantasy Akhada: Indian fantasy sports platform offering cricket and other sports with comparable cash-to-free transition dynamics in the post-regulation environment.
• Vision11: Indian fantasy sports platform focused on cricket and other sports with cash and free contests, competing directly with Howzat for cricket-fan wallet share.
• PlayerzPot: Indian daily fantasy sports platform focused on cricket with similar product-led acquisition and contest-based engagement mechanics as Howzat.
• 11Wickets: India-based fantasy cricket platform using similar mobile-first contest mechanics, another close peer in terms of business model and target user.

Broad incumbents

• MPL (Mobile Premier League): Multi-game Indian mobile gaming platform with fantasy sports among many titles — broader portfolio competitor with significantly greater scale and funding.

Others

• Junglee Rummy: Sister skill-gaming property sharing the jungleerummy.com technical asset footprint with Howzat, suggesting ecosystem or parent-company alignment in Indian online skill gaming.
• Games24x7: Indian skill-gaming operator that owns My11Circle and is the apparent parent operator based on the asset URLs tied to Howzat, providing ecosystem context for products and capital.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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