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10 Things you should know about Mxit
Mxit is a brand founded by Herman Heunis. Here are 10 things you should know about Mxit.
- Mxit was a free instant messaging application.
- It was developed by Mxit (Pty) Ltd. In South Africa.
- It ran on over 8,000 devices in South Africa, this included feature phones like Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone and tablets.
- Mxit originates from the town Stellenbosch.
- It was officially supported in Malaysia, India, Indonesia, United Kingdom, United States, Nigeria, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and South Africa.
- In 2014, Mxit scored 0 out of 7 points on the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s secure messaging scorecard.
- In 2013, Mxit had 7.4 million monthly active subscribers of which 6.3 million were South Africans.
- Mxit was launched in 2005 by Herman Heunis.
- The shutting down of Mxit was announced on October 23, 2015 in a public statement by the company after user numbers dropped dramatically over the last 2–3 years.
- Mxit also offered public chat zones, apps and a games ecosystem.
