To cater to demands of Indian youth and taking into account cultural diversity of India, Hike messenger has launched free stickers in Indian languages. The new sticker packs will enable Hike users to communicate in their own language thereby facilitating better expression. The sticker range consists of over 250 Indian stickers catering to different parts of India. From colloquial expressions to playful slangs, the complete set adds emotions to conversations, with a single tap on the smartphone.
Hike also announced the launch of Sticker Shop to provide customizable user experience with easy reordering of the desired packs. According to Hike, the feature is designed keeping in mind the cultural differences and the regional colloquial flavor across the markets of northern, eastern, western, southern and central India. Special regional packs have been launched for the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Punjab and Delhi.
Commenting on the new launches, Kavin Bharti Mittal, Founder & CEO, Hike Messenger said, “We want to offer our users the freedom to express. Of the 10 billion plus monthly messaging volume, stickers contribute to 30 per cent of the traffic, accounting for 3 billion sticker shares – and this number is growing day by day. We truly believe India is a country of many countries – we stand united in our diversity. Hike is made in India and thus this offering follows naturally; we’re localizing hike even further for the market by launching over 250 stickers in multiple languages catering to 11 distinct regions. It’s been a big request from our 35M+ users to and we can’t wait to see the response.”
Hike messenger app is available globally on iOS, Android, WP, Blackberry, BB10, S40, S60. You can download this app at http://get.hike.in/
