Google Buries Hangouts Meet, Google Meet Arrives

Google on Thursday announced that it has been witnessing two million new users each day on its video conferencing platform Google Meet. The company said that the users are spending two billion minutes together which translates to 3800 years in a single day. Google Meet was earlier known as Hangouts Meet. While Google never officially issued a statement regarding the change in name, it did reveal to certain media outlets that the Hangouts Meet branding has been retired and that the platform will now be known as Google Meet. Further, Android Police did spot the support pages being rebranded with the new identity, however, it has to be noted that the apps still spot the old moniker.

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Google Meet Grows 25 Times Since January

In late March, the company in a blog post said that the platform has been witnessing an daily growth rate of over 60 percent and that its daily usage has been more than 25 times than what it was in January. 

App Annie, mobile data and analytics company said that the video conferencing apps including Hangouts Meet have seen an increased demand due to work from home policies and government lockdowns. The company said that the people around the world, especially those in Europe and America, have been using the video conferencing apps for work and also for personal use. App Annie said that the people are using the apps to stay in touch with friends and families.