Hike Messenger
Hike Messenger, also known as Hike Sticker Chat, was a multifunctional Indian adware application offering cross-platform instant messaging (IM) and Voice over IP (VoIP) services that was launched on December 11, 2012, by Kavin Bharti Mittal and is now owned by Hike Private Limited. Hike functioned offline through SMS. The app registration used a standard one-time password (OTP) based authentication process. Hike was estimated to be worth $1.4 billion and had more than 100 million registered users.
| Original author(s) | Kavin Bharti Mittal | ||||
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| Developer(s) | Hike Private Limited | ||||
| Initial release | December 2012 | ||||
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| Written in | Objective C, Swift (for iOS) Java, C++ (for Android) React Native, Javascript, HTML, Python, Golang, Node.js (for back-end) | ||||
| Operating system | Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Web app, Blackberry OS, Symbian S60 | ||||
| Platform | ARM, x86/x86-64 | ||||
| Successor | Vibe by hike Rush by hike | ||||
| Size | 2278.3 MB (iOS) 75.16 MB (Android) | ||||
| Available in | 10 languages | ||||
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| License | Freeware | ||||
| Website | hike | ||||
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Internet |
| Founded | 12 December 2012 |
| Founders | Kavin Bharti Mittal |
| Headquarters | New Delhi , |
Number of employees | 160+ (as of October 2021) |
| Website | www |
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