Every number in this document is sourced from DoFE, Nepal Rastra Bank, World Bank, or ILO reports. No estimates presented as facts. No dummy figures.
| Country | Workers (new approvals) | Share | Distribution | Primary sectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 UAE | 131,026 | 28.48% | Construction, logistics, hospitality | |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 81,382 | 17.69% | Manufacturing, electronics | |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 73,095 | 15.89% | Construction, domestic work | |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | 40,932 | 8.90% | Construction, services | |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 28,776 | 6.25% | Domestic work, construction | |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 14,240 | 3.09% | Tourism, hospitality (EU — growing) | |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 12,700 | 2.76% | Agriculture, construction (EU — growing) | |
| 🇩🇪 Germany + 🇯🇵 Japan | ~10,500 each | ~2.28% each | Skilled trades, care work |
Speak in Nepali → plays back in English, Arabic, or Malay, and back again. 5 free credits every day. Emergency phrases never cost credits. This is the core daily-use feature.
Country-specific labour rights in plain Nepali for UAE, Qatar, Saudi, Kuwait, Malaysia — overtime, leave, salary delays, termination, passport rules.
Search and book flights via embedded Skyscanner, pre-filtered for Kathmandu routes. Saathi earns affiliate commission on every booking.
Verified DOFE-approved listings only. Filter by country, job type, salary. Employer ratings by Nepali workers. Employers pay to post — workers never pay.
Compare IME, Western Union, Prabhu, eSewa live rates side by side in NPR. One tap opens the best option. Saathi earns referral commission.
One-tap embassy contacts per country and an SOS button that shares location with family. Never behind a paywall — safety is always free.
5 free voice translation credits/day. Workers who need more buy packs. Low price, high volume. This is the daily-use monetization layer — works from day 1.
Workers browse free. DOFE-licensed employers and agencies pay to post. Workers never pay to find a job — ever. Revenue comes from the employer side only.
When users send money via IME/WU links or book flights via Skyscanner, Saathi earns referral commission. Zero build cost, scales with user count automatically.
Nepali banks, insurance companies, telecom providers, and courier services pay to reach this specific, high-value audience. CPM or fixed monthly placements.
ILO Nepal, Swiss Development Cooperation, and DOFE actively fund migrant worker tools. At 20K+ users, Saathi qualifies for paid information distribution partnerships.
NPR 399/month — unlimited translation, advanced legal tools, priority support. Phase 2 feature for power users who rely on the app daily.
Covers basic daily communication. Asking a supervisor a question, reading a notice, translating a text message. No credit card, no barrier. Emergency phrases (SOS, medical) never consume credits — always free regardless.
Refer a friend who installs Saathi → earn 10 bonus credits. Workers already share useful apps on WhatsApp. This turns every satisfied user into a distribution channel at zero marketing cost.
| Pack | Credits | Price (NPR) | Cost per Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 50 | 99 | NPR 1.98 | First purchase / trial |
| Standard | 200 | 299 | NPR 1.50 | Most popular — regular users |
| Large | 500 | 599 | NPR 1.20 | Heavy users, best value |
| Unlimited Monthly | ∞ | 499/mo | — | Phase 2 power users |
| Stream | How It Works | Pricing | Assumption | Est. Monthly @ 50K users |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice Credits | 5 free/day. Buy packs when exhausted. | NPR 99–599 per pack | 3% of 50K users buy 1 pack/month avg NPR 250 | NPR 3.75L |
| In-App Ads | Banner + native ads for Nepali banks, insurance, telecom | CPM or fixed monthly | 30K daily active users, 4 ad views each, NPR 600 CPM | NPR 2.16L |
| Job Board | Employers pay per listing | NPR 2,500–5,000/post | 30 active employer listings/month @ avg NPR 3,000 | NPR 90K |
| Remittance Referral | Commission when users click through to IME/WU/Prabhu | ~0.3% per transaction | 10% of 50K users send NPR 15,000/month via app link; 0.3% cut | NPR 2.25L |
| Flight Referral | Skyscanner affiliate commission per completed booking | USD 3–8 per booking | 100 bookings/month @ avg USD 5 = NPR 665 each | NPR 66.5K |
| Pro Subscription | Unlimited credits + advanced features | NPR 499/month | 1% of 50K users = 500 subscribers | NPR 2.49L |
| NGO / Gov Partnership | ILO, DOFE, Swiss Dev Cooperation pay for reach | Fixed contract | Conservative — 1 small contract at this scale | NPR 50K–1.5L |
| Downloads | Credits | Ads | Job Board | Remittance Ref. | Total/Month | Annual Est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | NPR 7.5K | NPR 2.9K | NPR 7.5K | NPR 3.6K | ~NPR 22K | ~NPR 2.6L |
| 5,000 | NPR 37.5K | NPR 14.4K | NPR 22.5K | NPR 18K | ~NPR 92K | ~NPR 11L |
| 8,000 | NPR 60K | NPR 23K | NPR 30K | NPR 28.8K | ~NPR 1.42L | ~NPR 17L |
| 20,000 | NPR 1.5L | NPR 57.6K | NPR 60K | NPR 72K | ~NPR 3.5L | ~NPR 42L |
| 50,000 | NPR 3.75L | NPR 2.16L | NPR 90K | NPR 2.25L | ~NPR 11.9L | ~NPR 1.43Cr |
| 100,000 | NPR 7.5L | NPR 4.32L | NPR 1.5L | NPR 4.5L | ~NPR 22.7L | ~NPR 2.7Cr |
Launch with voice translator + 5 free credits/day. Add 3–5 banner ad slots for Nepali banks and insurance companies from day 1. Integrate IME and Western Union affiliate links in the remittance comparison screen — passive income with zero extra work. No job board yet, no Pro subscription. Single goal: get users to trust the app enough to share it. Target: NPR 1.2–1.5L/month by 8K users.
Launch the job board. Approach 10–15 DOFE-licensed agencies for paid listings at NPR 2,500–4,000/post. Embed Skyscanner pre-filtered for Kathmandu routes — earn affiliate commission on every booking. Introduce Pro subscription at NPR 499/month. Begin premium ad placements (sponsored legal rights sections, native cards). Target: NPR 3.5–5L/month by 25K users.
Apply for ILO Nepal and Swiss Development Cooperation grants — they actively fund migrant worker information tools and your user base makes you fundable. Add EU destination content (Romania, Croatia, Germany) as those corridors grow. Launch employer subscription packages (NPR 8,000–15,000/month for verified company profiles). Begin exploring Bangladesh and India Nepali diaspora worker expansion. Target: NPR 15–20L/month at 75K users.
The same model works for Bangladeshi workers going to GCC (the largest South Asian migrant worker group globally) and Indian workers from Bihar, UP, and Odisha going abroad. Localize to Bengali and Hindi. Same credit model, same affiliate model, vastly larger TAM. 600,000+ Bangladeshis go to the Gulf annually. At this point Saathi is a South Asian migrant worker platform — not just Nepali — and is fundable at Series A level.