Press & Recognition
Where WIB has been featured — press mentions, citations of our open datasets, and the businesses that have embedded our verified rating badge. We're a young independent platform; this page will fill out as our research reports get picked up. If you've written about WIB or used our data, tell us and we'll add you.
Platform momentum (as of May 2026)
Press mentions
Coverage of WIB's research, founder story, or open data work in Indian and international media. Newest first.
📰 Building this page
Our two newest research reports — Beyond the Metros: Tier-3 Hospital Access and Regional Cuisine Renaissance: Tier-3 India Dining — were just published in May 2026. Journalist outreach is in progress. This space will populate as coverage lands.
View press kit & data →Open data citations
Researchers, journalists, and developers who have cited or used WIB's open hospital and restaurant datasets (released under CC-BY 4.0).
🔬 Coming soon
Our open data hub launched in May 2026 with 140+ verified Indian comparison datasets. As researchers and journalism teams discover and cite them, we'll list them here.
Browse open data →Businesses with the WIB Score badge
Hospitals and restaurants that have embedded WIB's verified rating badge on their own website. Each adds independent third-party credibility to their site, and a link back to their WIB profile.
🏆 Be the first
Is your hospital or restaurant featured on WIB? Grab our free embeddable rating badge — one line of HTML for your website. Three styles, three sizes, no signup. If you install it, we'll list your business here.
Build your badge →Research that cites WIB
Academic, policy, and industry research that has cited WIB's open data or reports.
📚 Coming soon
Used WIB's data in academic research or industry analysis? Send us your published paper or report and we'll add you here. Citations help us prioritise which datasets to expand next.
Email us with your citation →For journalists, researchers, and analysts
WIB publishes original India-focused research with free open data. If you're writing a story, paper, or report and want WIB to be your data source, here's what's ready: