{"id":1983,"date":"2019-09-09T17:52:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T12:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rzpwp.blog\/?p=1983"},"modified":"2025-01-06T13:06:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T07:36:27","slug":"subscription-economy-business-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/subscription-economy-business-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Subscription Economy: Business Impact of Rapidly Changing Consumer Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology has summoned a change that has enabled people to decide what, how and when they want a specific service or product. And, also dictate how they want to consume and pay for it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the advent of intelligent customers, hard-selling has become a thing of the past. From Xennials to Millennials, everybody loves the flexibility, convenience and personalisation that technology has to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, customers prefer access without ownership, flexible, just-in-time consumption of products and services are preferred over heavy, long-term investment models. One size fits all\u2019 is no more a mantra that works for customers. Unique, personalised offerings are what works, where every customer is empowered to tailor his\/her own experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These factors have led customers to lean towards new consumption models like Subscriptions instead of traditional purchase models.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>All about subscriptions<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subscriptions is a <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/what-is-a-business-model\/\">business model<\/a> where the customer decides to consume goods or services on a periodical basis and not as a one-time event. The payment for subscription plans is also made regularly. Subscriptions plans are tailor-made to meet customers consumption preferences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primarily, there are three forms of subscription models:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Access-based<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Follows a periodical fee (monthly, quarterly, yearly) to obtain access to products or services based on individual needs\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Curation-based<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: These consist of curated or personalised items, meant to help customers discover and sample products. Curated products are sold as \u2018subscriptions boxes\u2019, and popular categories include beauty, fashion, food, and learning<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Replenishment-based<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A model that allows customers to automate their consumption of everyday consumables, like razors, milk, etc<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surprisingly, the history of subscriptions dates back to the1800s, where newspapers and magazines made their sales through subscriptions. Since then, subscriptions through its unique distribution model has paved the way for innovation across diverse industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/accept-subscriptions-payments\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> how to start your subscription business<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Subscriptions economy in India<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It took a while for the <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/breaking-down-the-different-types-of-subscription-business-models-and-how-they-work\/\">subscription model<\/a> to gain a foothold in India. But the success of brands like Amazon Prime and Hotstar has proven that there is a massive market for subscription businesses in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the internet, online commerce and <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/digital-payments-india-definition-methods-importance\/\">digital payments<\/a>, the subscription business model in India is now moving online. The earliest player to leverage online subscriptions in India were media and publication businesses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Driven by engaging content and a convenient way to consume, Indians took to OTTs (over-the-top media services) like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hotstar. According to Pixights, Indians on average spend Rs 295 per month on an OTT platform. Also, about 62% of Indians have subscribed to three or more such platforms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1987 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-09-at-5.35.34-PM-300x277.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-09-at-5.35.34-PM-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-09-at-5.35.34-PM-768x709.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-09-at-5.35.34-PM.png 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download the full report<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/ebooks\/subscription-ecommerce\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is driving subscriptions upheaval in India?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is in the midst of an e-commerce boom. Over 40% (about 472 million users) of the country\u2019s population is internet-enabled, making India the world\u2019s second-largest user base. This massive internet penetration has put the Indian e-commerce market on an upward growth trajectory. From $38.5 billion in 2017, the market is projected to grow to $200 billion in 2020, surpassing the US to become the second-largest e-commerce market in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today\u2019s Indian consumer is time-constrained, but resourceful, hence leaning towards quick, convenient and hassle-free shopping and payment experiences. Customer convenience is no more about having a plethora of options; it\u2019s all about getting relevant, curated products and services at the right time and place. This is what subscription businesses fulfil.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/cardless-emi-payment-method\/\">Payment Method for Generation Now: Cardless EMI<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the internet, online commerce and digital payments, the subscription business model in India is now moving online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":1990,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[51],"class_list":{"0":"post-1983","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-payments","8":"tag-payments"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19979,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983\/revisions\/19979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}