(Worldkings.org) Flipkart now employs more than 4,500 people, and is ranked among the top 20 Indian websites.
Flipkart was launched in 2007 as an online platform for selling books by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, both alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
During its initial years, Flipkart focused only on books, and soon as it expanded, it started offering other products like electronic goods, Air Conditioners, Air coolers, stationery supplies and life style products and e-books. The first product sold by them was the book, Leaving Microsoft To Change The World,bought by VVK.Chandra from Andhra Pradesh.
Ten years later, the e-commerce company had 54 million active users and 100,000 plus sellers and had sold 261 million units. The founders had taken several steps to garner this growth, by making investments in technology, undertaking high-decibel advertising campaigns and promoting attractive offers on products sold on the platform.
Flipkart now employs more than 4,500 people, and is ranked among the top 20 Indian websites.
According to quora.com & journals.sagepub.com