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Kik — Messaging & Chat App

MediaLab AI - Kik · Communication · United States store
#46 GROSSING · COMMUNICATION
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$279.6K
Likely $93.2K to $838.9K
▼ 6.4% in 11 days
New ratings
Tracking
Daily counts start building from today
Rating
2.6 of 5
2.4M ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
39
was 40 on Oct 15, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 21, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$3.4M
Both stores combined. Small app estimate, so no split per store
LIFETIME INSTALLS (GOOGLE)
185.8M
About 947.2K per month on average since launch
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • United States #44 Communication (Play)$102.8K · 37%
  • Germany #36 Communication (Play)$33.4K · 12%
  • United Kingdom #35 Communication (Play), #93 Social Networking (iOS)$31K · 11%
  • Sweden #8 Communication (Play), #22 Social Networking (iOS)$12.8K · 5%
  • UAE #68 Communication (Play)$12.6K · 5%
  • Canada #36 Communication (Play)$10.1K · 4%
  • Australia #26 Communication (Play)$9.2K · 3%
  • Thailand #69 Communication (Play)$5.9K · 2%
32 more countries
  • Finland #67 Communication (Play), #11 Social Networking (iOS)$5.5K · 2%
  • Netherlands #68 Communication (Play), #71 Social Networking (iOS)$5.2K · 2%
  • Colombia #68 Communication (Play)$4.6K · 2%
  • Argentina #68 Communication (Play)$4.3K · 2%
  • Ukraine #67 Communication (Play)$4.3K · 2%
  • Vietnam #67 Communication (Play)$3.3K · 1%
  • Pakistan #66 Communication (Play)$3K · 1%
  • Philippines #68 Communication (Play)$2.7K · 1%
  • Egypt #67 Communication (Play)$2.5K · 1%
  • Hong Kong #64 Communication (Play)$2.3K · 1%
  • Belgium #68 Communication (Play), #63 Social Networking (iOS)$2.2K · 1%
  • Kuwait #69 Communication (Play)$1.9K · 1%
  • Peru #68 Communication (Play)$1.7K · 1%
  • Poland #68 Communication (Play)$1.6K · 1%
  • Chile #68 Communication (Play)$1.6K · 1%
  • Israel #68 Communication (Play)$1.5K · 1%
  • Kazakhstan #68 Communication (Play)$1.4K · 1%
  • South Africa #68 Communication (Play)$1.3K · 0%
  • New Zealand #67 Communication (Play)$1.1K · 0%
  • Ireland #67 Communication (Play), #97 Social Networking (iOS)$1.1K · 0%
  • Switzerland #67 Communication (Play)$1K · 0%
  • Austria #68 Communication (Play)$914 · 0%
  • Singapore #69 Communication (Play)$901 · 0%
  • Bangladesh #67 Communication (Play)$898 · 0%
  • Qatar #68 Communication (Play)$844 · 0%
  • Norway #66 Communication (Play)$807 · 0%
  • Romania #68 Communication (Play)$740 · 0%
  • Portugal #67 Communication (Play)$714 · 0%
  • Greece #67 Communication (Play)$642 · 0%
  • Czechia #68 Communication (Play)$610 · 0%
  • Denmark #67 Communication (Play)$568 · 0%
  • Nigeria #82 Social Networking (iOS)$262 · 0%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (3738 new ratings a month on average since launch). Tested on 418 apps with verified revenue: typically off by about 2.6 times, so the range is wide. Countries we don't track (and Google Play in China, which doesn't exist) aren't included, and neither are ads or web payments. Gross revenue before store fees.
RATINGS
2.4M
AVG RATING
2.61
PRICE
Free
IN APP PURCHASES
$0.99 - $399.99 per item
CONTAINS ADS
Yes
LAST UPDATE
29d ago
RELEASED
Jun 25, 2010
CONTENT RATING
Mature 17+

Last 29 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
29 / 29
COUNTRIES NOW
39 (was 8)
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · BOTH STORES EST
Show daily values
Sep 24, 2026$741.7K a month
Sep 25, 2026$739K a month
Sep 26, 2026$805.4K a month
Sep 27, 2026$815.3K a month
Sep 28, 2026$752.8K a month
Sep 29, 2026$776.9K a month
Sep 30, 2026$227.5K a month
Oct 1, 2026$229.2K a month
Oct 2, 2026$229.1K a month
Oct 3, 2026$233.1K a month
Oct 4, 2026$233K a month
Oct 5, 2026$233.2K a month
Oct 6, 2026$233K a month
Oct 7, 2026$233.2K a month
Oct 8, 2026$233.2K a month
Oct 9, 2026$238.3K a month
Oct 10, 2026$1.4M a month
Oct 11, 2026$240.9K a month
Oct 12, 2026$241.3K a month
Oct 13, 2026$1.1M a month
Oct 14, 2026$1.1M a month
Oct 15, 2026$1.1M a month
Oct 16, 2026$1.1M a month
Oct 17, 2026$1.1M a month
Oct 18, 2026$1.1M a month
Oct 19, 2026$1.1M a month
Oct 20, 2026$1.1M a month
Oct 21, 2026$1.3M a month
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 24, 2026: #27 Communication · AU. Now: #8 Communication · SE.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
$0.99 - $399.99 per item
Google Play only shows the price range per item.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
23 reviews / week
  • Trendsteady
  • Recent reviews average1.9 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share77%
From the latest 500 written reviews, covering 153 days. The store only returns this many, so this is the most recent slice.
RATING BREAKDOWN
2.4M ratings
5★30%
4★6%
3★7%
2★8%
1★48%

What users want

From the latest 500 reviews on the United States Google Play, May 22, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026: 77% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Login and account problems20%

78 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ shocking as keeps asking to verify over and over
★★★★★ Hack your account and then Kik flags u as the criminal.
★★★★★ cant login with the new update.
Bugs, things not working14%

53 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ it glitches all the time.
★★★★★ this app is not working well even I can't see chance to open it
★★★★★ the new camera registration doesn't work, theres no choice of which gender you want to talk to in random chat and there are sooo many fakes who want to scam you its insane!!
Worse after an update9%

36 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Kik doesn't update chats in real time and needs updates badly.
★★★★★ There needs to be a way to update the app.
★★★★★ cant login with the new update.
Too many ads9%

33 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ no msg goes through keeps popping ads.
★★★★★ forcing you to sign up with email and charging to use without ads.
★★★★★ also the ads, i think these 2 things have led to a severely underpopulated application.
Lost data, sync, backup7%

26 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ After an automated false flag took my 10-year account, my backup profile is now stuck in an endless server-side sync loop.
★★★★★ no assistance chat history keeps getting deleted and a lot of interference by hackers via the app it's not safe or secure for public service application isn't secure
★★★★★ Then, it suddenly stops sending or receiving anything altogether, as if the internet connection had been lost.
Slow, laggy, battery4%

17 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I hate it when logging into apps takes forever.
★★★★★ bring back the live and we need a nrw update its running slow
★★★★★ how many times is the app gonna fail, not sending messages left on S not loading messages, always freezing, or deleting messages been problem after problem after problem the last two months TF
Wrong or poor results4%

17 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Trying to join with new email and keep getting a "something is wrong" message.
★★★★★ they already killed chat log, blah blah is useless and now you cannot even stream.
★★★★★ it says something went wrong
Crashes and freezes4%

14 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I don't know why this app is not opening in phone
★★★★★ When I hit chat it freezes the lower half so I can't type or open any of the things like image, gif, emojis.
★★★★★ It doesn't load messages automatically anymore, and I have continuously open and close it so it loads messages in small chunks.
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • You should address this; otherwise you'll lose users. 2★, Sep 18, 2026
  • use to be a great app used this with some friends for gaming but now no matter if I try to log in or create a new account its either invalid needs an update or just wont do it support doesnt respond and it was bot… 2★, Sep 18, 2026
  • bring back the live and we need a nrw update its running slow 1★, Sep 2, 2026
  • Pretty neat app but can you guys add more features like voice message? 3★, Aug 6, 2026
  • i wish i could have given 0 stars for this 1★, Jul 20, 2026
  • Please give it another whirl 1★, Jul 11, 2026
  • Please give it another whirl". 1★, Jul 11, 2026
  • This App is unusable and wish it would just be taken down, the creators are wasting money on this POS app. 1★, Jul 1, 2026
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
won't let10play store10create new7
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Fun, addictive3%

3 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ it was amazing platform alot of fun and making friends all over ths world thank you kik
★★★★★ fun and good to make friends
Looks great2%

2 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ The performance and UI can definitely be improved.

Found by matching words and phrases in the reviews, not read by a person. A review can count toward more than one theme.

What users say

Latest reviews, United States Google Play.

★★★★★Oct 21, 2026

shocking as keeps asking to verify over and over

★★★★★Oct 21, 2026

Kik doesn't update chats in real time and needs updates badly. unable to get messages delivered

★★★★★Oct 20, 2026

I no longer get sent or delivered prompts on any of my messages.... and I've been locked out of changing my profile picture AND background picture.

★★★★★Oct 20, 2026

Best app to meet me new friends 🤗 I love it 😀 😍

★★★★★Oct 20, 2026

Stupid never works

★★★★★Oct 20, 2026

Was on this app during COVID. it was pretty decent then, streaming, group chats, very high user fidelity. Now it's just an ad saturated app, offering a sub to go add free. I no longer see the streaming option, and I really don't see the community that used to thrive on the App, changing review from 4 stars to one.

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Store screenshots

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App Store ads

Apple Search Ads this app ran in the last 90 days, from Apple's public ad repository.

No App Store ads in the EU
None in the last 90 days.

Apple only publishes ads shown in the EU (EU Digital Services Act), with a 7 day delay. An app that advertises only outside the EU shows nothing here. Shown for the App Store version (Kik Messaging & Chat App).

Growth research

Where this app is buying and earning its users. Each link opens pre filtered.

Meta Ad Library ↗Active Facebook and Instagram adsTikTok Creative Center ↗Top performing TikTok adsTikTok creators ↗Organic videos mentioning the appInstagram ↗Reels and posts under its hashtagYouTube ↗Reviews, tutorials and ShortsDeveloper site ↗Landing page and pricing

ASO keywords

Most repeated terms in the listing. Highlighted ones also appear in the title or short description.

kik6chat6people4place4live4find people3group chat3kik live3find3group3messaging3friends2

What's new in 17.23.1.36904

Bug fixes and minor improvements

Store description

Find your people: Kik is your place to chat and message with all of your friends and to make new ones, no matter who you are or what device you're using. Chat one-on-one, join a group with like-minded people, or start a group of your own and chat about what matters to you. Talk about anything: People around the world connect with Kik to make connections and explore their interests – its a place where you can be comfortable being yourself. With millions chatting and messaging every day, you're certain to find your new favorite friends. Be live: Kik is more than just a messaging app and a chat app – it's a place to see and be seen on Kik Live. Become a star or be a fan, there's always something surprising on Kik Live. All in one place: Kik is a chat app, a messaging app, a group chat app, a live streaming app, and a find-your-people app.

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