Hike Messenger

Hike Private Ltd.
Company type	Private
Industry	Internet
Founded	12 December 2012
Founders	Kavin Bharti Mittal
Defunct	6 January 2021
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Number of employees	160+ (as of October 2021)
Website	www.hike.in

Original author(s)	Kavin Bharti Mittal
Developer(s)	Hike Private Limited
Initial release	December 2012
Final release(s)
Android
Android	6.3.95 / June 26, 2020
iOS	6.2.210 / March 23, 2020
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
	List of languages English, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
Type	Voice over IP (VoIP); Instant messaging; Video chat; Social media; Image sharing; Multimedia;
License	Freeware
Website	hike.in

Hike Messenger, aka Hike Sticker Chat, was a multifunctional Indian social media and social networking service offering instant messaging (IM) and Voice over IP (VoIP) services that was launched on December 11, 2012, by Kavin Bharti Mittal. Hike functioned through SMS. The app registration used a standard, one-time password (OTP) based authentication process.

It was estimated to be worth $1.4 billion and had more than 100 million registered users. It went defunct on January 6, 2021, as they were unable to compete with global messaging platforms.