Caller ID app Truecaller hits 500 million month-to-month customers

Sweden-based caller ID app Truecaller mentioned Tuesday that it has hit the milestone of 500 million month-to-month energetic customers on its platform. The corporate mentioned that it additionally crossed the mark of 150 million customers exterior India, its greatest market with over 350 million month-to-month customers.

The corporate mentioned that it added 50 million customers in 2025, and its person base has doubled previously 5 years. In April 2025, Truecaller mentioned it had greater than 450 million customers. The corporate additionally famous that greater than 4 million individuals subscribe to its paid plans.

“An increasing number of individuals need assistance navigating spam, scams, and undesirable communication on daily basis,” Truecaller CEO Rishit Jhunjhunwala mentioned in an announcement. “Reaching 500 million customers reveals the size of that want, and the belief individuals place in Truecaller to assist make communication safer.”

“Our dedication stays targeted on constantly strengthening Truecaller with smarter expertise and new capabilities that shield customers earlier than, throughout, and after each name or message. In the end, our purpose is to construct a safer, extra trusted communication ecosystem for everybody. We now have our sights set on the following milestone: 1 billion customers,” he added.

Truecaller has been attempting to broaden its providers past caller ID in the previous couple of years. The corporate not too long ago launched a function that might permit one particular person to turn out to be an admin and finish calls on behalf of customers of their household group to keep away from getting scammed. The corporate has additionally been experimenting with utilizing AI to display and reply calls.

Truecaller advised TechCrunch final month additionally it is testing utilizing AI to routinely monitor disconnected calls when sure phrases related to scams are detected, resembling “digital arrest” — a tactic by which perpetrators impersonate legislation enforcement officers to extract data or cash from name recipients.

In India, the corporate is dealing with challenges from the nation’s Caller Name Presentation (CNAP) system, which shows the identify of the caller as registered with their cellphone networks.