The new Hindi experience is available on all Echo voice-controlled smart speakers, and can be turned on by changing the language setting in the Alexa app. Signs of Alexa’s Hindi integration emerged in July, when the retail giant added the language’s voice model to its Alexa Skills Kit for developers. Based on a internet trends report released by Google and KPMG, the number of Indian language internet users is expected to hit a record high of 534 million by 2021, with Hindi speakers (at 201 million) outnumbering those accessing the web in English (199 million).
