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Typical Meesho resellers earn $150 to $200 monthly

Vidit Aatrey · Vidit Aatrey on Building Meesho, India's Top Reselling Platform, with Adora Cheung · Y Combinator · May 22, 2019 · at 12:27

Vidit Aatrey, co-founder and CEO of Indian social commerce platform Meesho, details reseller income metrics.

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“In terms of income, our typical average user makes about one 50 to 200 dollars per month as income. My top five, 10% does about 405 hundred dollars, right?”

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