Clubhouse, the social audio network last weekend announced it will expand its Android app worldwide in a week. The Clubhouse Android app will be rolled out in Brazil, Japan, and Russia on May 18 i.e., Tuesday followed by India and Nigeria on Friday, and the rest parts of the globe throughout the week.
“Android rollout continues. Japan, Brazil & Russia coming Tuesday. Nigeria & India on Friday AM. Rest of world throughout the week, and available worldwide by Friday afternoon,” Clubhouse said in a tweet late on Sunday.
Earlier in May, Clubhouse said the app would roll out to English speaking markets in weeks and available for pre-registration via the Google Play app store. It is unclear whether Android users will get the full version of the platform this week or later. Moreover, it will continue to retain its invite-only status for now.
However, its CEO Paul Davison had said the invite-only status would be dropped, eventually. Clubhouse also started testing a monetisation feature for its creators to enable them to earn money by hosting special sessions. The feature to receive payments is initially be available to a small test group, and more creators will receive it later. Clubhouse says the company is working on a “feature parity with iOS.”
Clubhouse has gained immense popularity and has a reported 10 million weekly active users. Twitter has announced to make its live audio conversation app Spaces available to users with 600 followers or more on both iOS and Android platforms.
Facebook is launching a similar product called Live Audio Rooms which will also be available on Messenger this summer.