Hike Messenger rolls out video calling feature

Messaging app Hike Messenger today said it has launched video calling feature for its users.
"Video calling, the beta of which was rolled out in September this year to a select set of less than a hundred thousand, will now begin to rollout to the entire userbase starting with Android users this week," the company said in a statement.
In January 2016, Hike had claimed a user base of 100 million people.
"We see India as primarily a sight and sound market -- and we believe video calling will have a large impact on how people communicate inside of Hike," Kavin Bharti Mittal, Founder and CEO of Hike Messenger said.

Earlier this year, Hike Messenger -- founded by Kavin Bharti Mittal, the son of Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Mittal -- had raised USD 175 million in a fresh round of funding led by Tencent Holdings and Foxconn Technology Group, joining the coveted unicorn club of startups with a valuation of almost USD 1.4 billion.
The video calling feature has been built for a high quality video experience that works even under challenging network conditions, including good quality 2G, the release added.