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    Hike messaging service shuts down, leaves app stores

    Nachiket Mhatre
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    Last updated on Jan 18, 2021, 10:11 pm
    Hike messaging service shuts down, leaves app stores
  • Indian messaging app Hike StickerChat has been shut down. The platform officially closed down today following a Twitter announcement by founder and CEO Kavin Bharti Mittal on January 6.

    Mittal's tweet went viral following recent controversy over WhatsApp's privacy policy. The app has also been removed from Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

    Here are more details.

  • In this article
    Indian platforms impossible unless Western competitors are banned, says Mittal Mittal's tweet calls for government intervention From virtual spaces to entertainment, Hike left no stone unturned Hike ironically fails during mass exodus of users from WhatsApp Mittal will now focus on Vibe and Rush
  • “Free” trade

    Indian platforms impossible unless Western competitors are banned, says Mittal

    Indian platforms impossible unless Western competitors are banned, says Mittal
  • The Bharti Group scion relayed a tone of defeat through his tweets, where he lamented that India won't have its own messaging service.

    His tweet also tacitly called for a ban on "Western companies" while citing strong "global network effects" preventing Indian messaging platforms from succeeding.

    While such government overreach is commonplace in traditional manufacturing industries, it's difficult to regulate cyberspace.

  • Twitter Post

    Mittal's tweet calls for government intervention

  • India won’t have its own messenger.

    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.

    — Kavin Bharti Mittal (@kavinbm) January 10, 2021
  • Clutching at straws

    From virtual spaces to entertainment, Hike left no stone unturned

    From virtual spaces to entertainment, Hike left no stone unturned
  • In the intervening period, Hike had tried out everything from feature phones to mobile entertainment in order to claw its way back to relevance. This also includes the HikeLand, a social virtual product the company had unveiled last year.

    Dubbed as a "mobile-first virtual world," HikeLand is a virtual hangout service that is touted to send traditional text-based messaging services to the history books.

  • Fall from relevance

    Hike ironically fails during mass exodus of users from WhatsApp

    Hike ironically fails during mass exodus of users from WhatsApp
  • Backed by SoftBank Group, the start-up was valued at $1.4 billion at its peak in 2016. However, Hike failed to make a dent against Facebook's vice-like grip over Indian social media space.

    At 400 million registered users, WhatsApp continues to remain the dominant messaging platform in the country. The fact that it wasn't even considered as a WhatsApp alternative underscores Hike's fall from relevance.

  • Vibe and Rush

    Mittal will now focus on Vibe and Rush

    Mittal will now focus on Vibe and Rush
  • Meanwhile, Mittal's company hasn't tapped out of the social media space. He tweeted that he has since moved on to develop the Vibe social media app (alias HikeLand), while also working alongside on a gaming product dubbed as Rush.

    Vibe is presently an invite-only platform that will continue to use Hike emojis. Mittal claimed that one lakh users have already registered on the platform.

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