Mxit
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Mxit (pronounced "mix it") was a free instant messaging application developed by Mxit (Pty) Ltd. in South Africa that ran on over 8,000 devices, including feature phones, Symbian S60, Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone and tablets.[1]
Developer(s) | Mxit (Pty) Ltd. |
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Initial release | 2005 |
Stable release | |
Operating system | Windows, Windows Mobile, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS, Java ME, Symbian S60 |
Type | Instant Messenger |
License | Freeware |
Website | www |
According to a study by consultancy World Wide Worx, Mxit had 7.4 million monthly active subscribers in July 2013, of which 6.3 million were South Africans.[2]
The company announced its closure in a statement on October 23, 2015.[3] All of the company's intellectual property and technology assets were donated to The Reach Trust, an independent public benefit organisation.[3] While initially the organisational changes did not affect the mobile social network, and users were still able to access and use all its services, in September 2016 it was announced that the service would be closing on September 30.