Kik Messenger, commonly called Kik, is a freeware instant messaging mobile app from the Canadian company Kik Interactive, available free of charge on iOS and Android operating systems.

Is Kik from China?

Chinese internet giant Tencent has taken a $50m (£32m) stake in Canadian mobile messenger Kik Interactive. Ontario-based company Kik competes with other messaging services like Whatsapp, Snapchat or the Facebook Messenger app.

Who made Kik?

Ted Livingston Ted Livingston (born 1987) is founder of Kik Messenger that provides mobile messaging service .Ted Livingston (Kik)Ted LivingstonBorn1987 Toronto, Ontario, CanadaNationalityCanadianAlma materUniversity of Waterloo,OccupationFounder and CEO of Kik Messenger1 more row