Thursday, November 29, 2012

30 million users strong, Kik Messenger reinvents MMS to take on WhatsApp

kik messenger for iphone

Kik Interactive today announced the launch of Kik Messenger 6.0 for iPhone and Android. The new app looks much the same, but forgoes conventional media attachments and pasting in URLS in favor of letting you embed YouTube videos, images from the web, and doodles using downloadable "Cards." The company also announced some usage numbers: 30 million people have downloaded Kik, and 100,000 people have signed up each day for the last several months. While CEO and Founder Ted Livingston declined to provide daily or monthly usage numbers, he made clear that the battle for messaging in the United States is only between Kik and Whatsapp — which seems to be in the lead given its recent user numbers and consistently high ranking in the App Store.


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