Indian Social Media Hike went to Shuntdown
Hike Messenger also called as Hike Sticker Chat, is an Indian
messaging app. It was started on 12 December 2012 by
Kavin Bharti Mittal and is
now owned by
Hike Private Limited.
The sad news was Hike went to shuntdown its service and is not
available in play store and apple store. The reason for the shuntdown is not known. But Mittal recently posted
that the international app usage in India has been very high, the hike app
has not been as successfull as the company hoped. Kavin Bharti Mittal has announced the shuntdown. On January 14,
Hike had also announced about the shuntdown in their tweet.
1/ The time has finally come for us to bid farewell to Hike Sticker Chat. Thank you for your love, trust and support. Our relationship with you means the world to us, and so we are looking forward to seeing you on our new and exciting apps. pic.twitter.com/dSJmjvNYVR
— Hike (@hikeapp) January 14, 2021
India won’t have its own messenger.
— Kavin Bharti Mittal (@kavinbm) January 10, 2021
Global network effects are too strong (unless India bans Western companies)@telegram UX, Groups better than @signalapp
Both are very good. As entities they have the right incentives (more aligned with consumers) unlike FB products.
The company had also issued a statement to its users asking them to
export their chats from hike by 11:59 PM on Jan 14, 2021. They
also told that "You can continue to reach us on care@hike.in for any
issues till 15th Feb 2021".
Due to Whatsapp Privacy Issue many are going to Telegram and Signal
but Hike went to shuntdown. Mittal has introduced Hike 's new
products for 2021 i.e Rush
- a bite size gaming platform that has games like carrom and ludo and Vibe
by Hike previously known as Hikeland, it is an approval only
community platform, the user will have to apply to join the
service.
Many are missing Hike. I am also.
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Last Modified on 17th Jan, 2021 6:30 PM IST
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