<p><em>The integration will bring coupons from a host of 200 brands to Hike. <strong>Arshad Khan </strong>reports</em><br><br>App service Hike Messenger on Thursday (13 August) announced the integration of coupon app Hoppr and gaming app Tiny Mogul Games (TMG) under the brand Hike.<br><br><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Kavin Bharti Mittal, founder & CEO, Hike Messenger said</span><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> “We’re excited to take a big leap forward in our mission to bring India online as we bring everything under the hike brand. From Day one, we’ve believed that messaging will be a gateway to the internet for the masses in India and this move reflects just that”.</span></p><div>He further added, “By the end of the year we’ll truly see hike, India’s first messaging application emerge as the platform that will bring India online in a big way. We’re just getting started”.</div><div><br>Kabhin is the son of Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal. </div><p>With the integration, Hike is looking at bringing high quality gaming to the platform with the aim of building a service that goes beyond simple messaging, the company said in a statement. <br><br>In addition to games, the integration will bring coupons from a host of 200 brands to Hike.</p><p>In 2014, Tiny Mogul Games amassed 5 million downloads including hit games like Shiva: The Time Bender, the first Indian game to be featured by Google Play globally.</p><div>Launched in December 2012, Hike has over 35 million users and has raised $86 million from Tiger Global and BSB till date.</div><div> </div><div>As per the recent industry reports (Ericsson Mobility report and Quettra), Hike is the biggest Made in India app by active usage. The message app is targeting 100 million users by the end of 2015, looking for steady growth from its last published figures of 35 million users in August. Hike is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and SoftBank Corporation.</div><p> </p><div> </div><p><br> </p>
