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Kik — Messaging & Chat App

MediaLab AI - Kik · Communication · United Kingdom store
#35 GROSSING · COMMUNICATION
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$281.5K
Likely $93.8K to $844.6K
▼ 79.6% in 15 days
New ratings
+0
in 3 days, 2.4M in total
New installs
+11.5K
in 3 days, exact count from Google
Countries it ranks in
38
was 42 on Oct 18, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 25, 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 946.7K per month on average since launch
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • United States #47 Communication (Play)$109.2K · 39%
  • Germany #36 Communication (Play)$36.5K · 13%
  • United Kingdom #35 Communication (Play)$17.6K · 6%
  • UAE #69 Communication (Play)$13.5K · 5%
  • Sweden #8 Communication (Play), #38 Social Networking (iOS)$12.9K · 5%
  • Canada #37 Communication (Play)$11.2K · 4%
  • Australia #27 Communication (Play)$10.6K · 4%
  • Argentina #69 Communication (Play)$5.8K · 2%
30 more countries
  • Colombia #69 Communication (Play)$5.6K · 2%
  • Netherlands #69 Communication (Play), #66 Social Networking (iOS)$5.6K · 2%
  • Ukraine #68 Communication (Play)$5.2K · 2%
  • Thailand #70 Communication (Play)$4.5K · 2%
  • Pakistan #67 Communication (Play)$3.7K · 1%
  • Egypt #68 Communication (Play)$3.6K · 1%
  • Finland #68 Communication (Play), #28 Social Networking (iOS)$2.8K · 1%
  • Vietnam #68 Communication (Play)$2.8K · 1%
  • Kuwait #70 Communication (Play)$2.7K · 1%
  • Norway #67 Communication (Play), #58 Social Networking (iOS)$2.4K · 1%
  • Hong Kong #65 Communication (Play)$2.3K · 1%
  • Peru #69 Communication (Play)$1.9K · 1%
  • Chile #69 Communication (Play)$1.9K · 1%
  • Poland #69 Communication (Play)$1.8K · 1%
  • Israel #69 Communication (Play)$1.7K · 1%
  • Kazakhstan #69 Communication (Play)$1.7K · 1%
  • South Africa #69 Communication (Play)$1.6K · 1%
  • Switzerland #68 Communication (Play)$1.4K · 1%
  • Denmark #68 Communication (Play), #95 Social Networking (iOS)$1.3K · 0%
  • Qatar #69 Communication (Play)$1.3K · 0%
  • Bangladesh #68 Communication (Play)$1.3K · 0%
  • Austria #69 Communication (Play)$1.1K · 0%
  • Singapore #70 Communication (Play)$1.1K · 0%
  • New Zealand #68 Communication (Play)$996 · 0%
  • Romania #69 Communication (Play)$807 · 0%
  • Belgium #69 Communication (Play)$762 · 0%
  • Greece #68 Communication (Play)$707 · 0%
  • Portugal #68 Communication (Play)$678 · 0%
  • Czechia #69 Communication (Play)$675 · 0%
  • Ireland #68 Communication (Play)$365 · 0%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (3859 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
2.04
PRICE
Free
IN APP PURCHASES
£0.89 - £299.99 if billed through Play
CONTAINS ADS
Yes
LAST UPDATE
31d ago
RELEASED
Jun 25, 2010
CONTENT RATING
PEGI 18

Last 30 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
30 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
38 (was 7)
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · BOTH STORES EST
Show daily values
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$1.2M a month
Oct 16, 2026$1.2M a month
Oct 17, 2026$1.2M a month
Oct 18, 2026$1.1M a month
Oct 19, 2026$1.2M a month
Oct 20, 2026$1.2M a month
Oct 21, 2026$1.3M a month
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 23, 2026$283.6K a month
Oct 24, 2026$282.2K a month
Oct 25, 2026$281.5K a month
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 26, 2026: #26 Communication · AU. Now: #8 Communication · SE.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
£0.89 - £299.99 if billed through Play
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 155 days. The store only returns this many, so this is the most recent slice.
RATING BREAKDOWN
2.4M ratings
5★18%
4★5%
3★4%
2★8%
1★65%

What users want

From the latest 500 reviews on the United Kingdom Google Play, May 23, 2026 to Oct 24, 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 working13%

52 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ from the basic amount I use it the chats work fine, sometimes a little buggy but nothing new with these apps.
★★★★★ it glitches all the time.
★★★★★ this app is not working well even I can't see chance to open it
Worse after an update9%

34 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, backup6%

25 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.

★★★★★ terrible time lag to boot.
★★★★★ I hate it when logging into apps takes forever.
★★★★★ bring back the live and we need a nrw update its running slow
Wrong or poor results4%

16 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
Looks great2%

2 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ The performance and UI can definitely be improved.
Fun, addictive2%

2 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ it was amazing platform alot of fun and making friends all over ths world thank you kik

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 Kingdom Google Play.

★★★★★Oct 24, 2026

For some reason I cannot log back in without paying. Has Elon Musk bought Kik? 🙄

★★★★★Oct 24, 2026

Help me tell your kik verifica don't that veryfiles that is into my chat l don't want that again

★★★★★Oct 23, 2026

I don't care to much for this app to many scammers and ppl get you removed for no reason at all

★★★★★Oct 23, 2026

I feel like it's time for kik to shut down now... its full of bots, the app has officially died

★★★★★Oct 23, 2026

to start postive.. from the basic amount I use it the chats work fine, sometimes a little buggy but nothing new with these apps. And the new streaming layout looks cool. but looks is where it stops. streaming is pretty broken. my camera is on its side, theres no favorite, you cant check profiles anymore, you cant block. terrible time lag to boot. also seems to be a weird glitch where other peoples chats come thru to my stream

★★★★★Oct 22, 2026

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Store screenshots

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App Store ads

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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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