Sportskeeda

Sportskeeda was founded by its current Chief Executive Officer Porush Jain in association with his fellow sports enthusiasts Anshu Prasad and Robin Chhabria[4] as well as Srinivas Cuddapah.[5]

The name of the website is derived from a colloquial Hindi term that is the sporting equivalent of the word ‘bookworm’; ‘Sportskeeda’ literally translates to ‘sports worm’ in English.

The website was initially run from the office of Jain’s father in Noida, but moved its operations to Bangalore in 2011. Sportskeeda was backed by venture capital funding in its initial years. Seedfund, an organization that funds early-stage ventures, had invested Rs. 2.8 crore into Sportskeeda in 2011.[6]

Sportskeeda’s content is procured from a variety of sources; the site accepts and publishes articles contributed by its community of writers.[7] Sportskeeda claims to publish around 150 articles every day.[8] Some of the well-known names who have written on the site include Raphael Honigstein,[9] Hemang Badani,[10] Mohammad Kaif[11] and Jonathan Wilson.

The website also has an Android app, which has over 500,000 downloads.[12]

Sportskeeda has active accounts on Facebook and Instagram, which occasionally host live interactions with prominent personalities from the sporting world. The likes of Sania Mirza, Mohammad Azharuddin, Viswanathan Anand, Shashi Tharoor and Saif Ali Khan have featured on their ‘SK Live’ segment so far.

Sportskeeda has developed a following in USA through its pro wrestling content.[13] The website covers promotions like WWE, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor (ROH) and smaller independent promotions.

Some of the notable pro wrestling names that have been interviewed by the website include Braun Strowman, Triple H, Kenny Omega, Kane, Drew McIntyre, Matt Hardy and Jinder Mahal. Sportskeeda also produces a weekly podcast called Dropkick DiSKussions which features exclusive interviews with top WWE, Impact and AEW stars.

Esports and gaming form a significant part of Sportskeeda's content, particularly since the halt in sporting action due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] Sportskeeda covers several mobile games like PUBG Mobile, Free Fire and COD Mobile, and has interviewed influencers like TSM Drone, TSM Cutler and Sandstorm.

The site also has content on some of the American games such as Fortnite, GTA and Valorant. Their coverage of well-known streaming personalities such as Pokimane, Corpse Husband, Dr. Disrespect and others is designed to cater to the gaming pop culture market.

The site’s monthly user base is approximately 25 million.[15] Sportskeeda also has partnerships with browsers and mobile OEMs,[16] which publish the website’s content on their platforms.

• ESPNcricinfo
• Cricbuzz
• Yahoo! Sports

• Official website