1. SARVA Yoga

• Founder: Sarvesh Shashi
• Focus: Yoga and mindfulness for the youth, corporates, and digital consumers.
• Metaverse Activities: Developing immersive yoga experiences with 3D environments. Offering virtual yoga studios and meditation rooms. Partnered with content platforms like FitOn and MyFitnessPal, and exploring Web3 expansion.
• Edge: Celebrity-backed (Malaika Arora, Jennifer Lopez) and lifestyle-centric yoga experiences.

2. YogiFi by Wellnesys

• Founder: Muralidhar Somisetty
• Focus: Smart yoga mats with AI posture correction and real-time feedback.
• Metaverse Readiness: Enabling IoT-based yoga experiences that can integrate into AR/VR environments. Working towards a virtual yoga instructor avatar in smart homes and headsets.
• Edge: Merging physical devices + virtual yoga coaches, and has global recognition (CES 2020).

3. SmartSoul (India-based, Metaverse Wellness startup)

• Focus: Holistic yoga and meditation in immersive 3D virtual spaces.
• Offerings: VR-based guided yoga, pranayama, and chakra healing. Personalized avatars, customizable yoga spaces (e.g., beach, forest, temple). NFTs for spiritual growth milestones.
• Edge: Positioned as India's spiritual answer to Western fitness metaverses.

4. XR Central (via MetaQube platform)

• Focus: Building virtual environments for various sectors including yoga studios and spiritual wellness brands.
• Yoga Integration: Collaborates with yoga schools and wellness retreats to create virtual yoga classrooms and events. Supports real-time interaction with 3D avatars of yoga instructors.
• Edge: Enables B2B metaverse solutions for Indian ashrams and yoga brands.

5. Cure.fit / Cult.fit (Tata Digital)

• Focus: Large-scale fitness ecosystem that includes yoga, dance, and meditation.
• Metaverse Efforts: Cult.fit has announced plans to integrate VR yoga sessions and AI-driven coaching avatars. Exploring haptic feedback and wearable device sync for immersive yoga.
• Edge: Wide reach and data-driven personalized yoga recommendations.

Honorable Mentions:

• Ayuryoga (Bangalore-based startup): Exploring Ayurveda + Yoga metaverse clinics.
• VR Devotee App (SpiritualVR): Offers virtual darshans, satsangs, and could be extended for virtual yoga classes in temples.
• Indira Yoga Studios: Piloting 360° virtual yoga retreats for global users.

As of 2025, there is no official public data from Meta (formerly Facebook) or Indian government sources on the exact number of people in India using the Metaverse, especially for yoga or fitness-related metaverse platforms. However, based on industry reports and trends, here are estimated figures:

🧠 Estimated Metaverse Users in India (General)

• Total Metaverse Users (2024–25): ~12 to 15 million
• Projected by 2030: Over 50 million, driven by gaming, education, fitness, and spirituality sectors.

🧘‍♀️ Yoga & Wellness Metaverse Users in India

• Current niche market, but growing steadily.
• Estimated users in yoga metaverse experiences (like SARVA, YogiFi, SmartSoul, Cult.fit VR): ~200,000 to 500,000 active users, including VR headset users, smart mat users, and avatar-based class participants.
• Many users interact through mobile apps with virtual features (not fully immersive VR yet).

🔍 Key Growth Drivers

• Affordable VR headsets (e.g., Meta Quest, JioDive).
• Rise of digital yoga classrooms post-COVID.
• Government push for Digital Health and Yoga Day campaigns.
• Gen Z and millennial interest in spiritual wellness tech.