KIK Application

The following page provides details on domains, networks, IPs, hosting services, and content delivery networks used by KIK.

Description

Kik Messenger, commonly called Kik, is a freeware instant messaging mobile app from the Canadian company Kik Interactive, available free of charge on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone operating systems

Category	Messaging
Web Link	KIK - Home Page

Application Domains

The application domains data shown here is available in our Netify Data Feeds solution. The data is accessible via our IP API as well as downloadable datasets.

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Domains

Primary Domains

kik.com

Primary Domains are owned and managed by the application vendor.

Platform Domains are often provided by hosting providers, content delivery networks, SaaS platforms and other third parties. It is important to identify these domains for DNS filters and hostname blocklists.

Platform Domains

Amazon AWS	{hidden}.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com	and 2 more
Amazon S3	{hidden}.amazonaws.com
Heroku	{hidden}.herokudns.com

Protocol and Port Statistics

Protocol	Port
HTTP	TCP 80
HTTPS	TCP 443
QUIC	UDP 443
XMPPS	TCP 5223

Netify DPI and Intelligence
This application uses a specialized protocol to establish peer-to-peer connections between two devices. The best way to properly identify KIK on the network is by using Netify DPI.

SaaS - Software-as-a-Service

Applications often use various third party platforms for providing authentication, advertising, cybersecurity, e-mail services and more. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms used by KIK are summarized below.

SaaS	# of IPs
SendGrid	31

Service	Category	Sample IP	IP Count
SendGrid	Mail	54.250.209.117	31 IPs

Hosting

Cloud hosting vendors like AWS and Microsoft Azure provide cloud-based computing and network resources to deliver applications. The hosting platforms used by KIK are summarized below by geographical points-of-presence (PoP). Each PoP can host many IPs to deliver an application.

Cloud Hosts	# of IPs
Amazon S3	6649
AWS Global Accelerator	12
Amazon AWS	43
Google Cloud Platform	2

Host	PoP	Location	IPs
Google Cloud Platform	Anycast	Global	2 IPs
AWS Global Accelerator	Anycast	Global	12 IPs
Amazon AWS	Ashburn	United States	43 IPs
Amazon S3	Ashburn	United States	6649 IPs

Content Delivery Networks - CDNs

In order to get information to end users more quickly, many applications are distributed from multiple geographical points-of-presence (PoPs) using Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). Each PoP can host many IPs to deliver an application. A sample IP is provided.

CDNs	# of IPs
Amazon CloudFront	1749
Fastly	69

PoP Locations

CDN	Network	PoP	Location	IPs
Fastly	Fastly	Sofia	Bulgaria	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Fortaleza	Brazil	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Accra	Ghana	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Ashburn	United States	2 IPs
Fastly	Fastly	Singapore	Singapore	2 IPs
Fastly	Fastly	Seoul	South Korea	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Milan	Italy	2 IPs
Fastly	Fastly	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Chicago	United States	2 IPs
Fastly	Fastly	Lisbon	Portugal	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Los Angeles	United States	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Dallas	United States	2 IPs
Fastly	Fastly	Tokyo	Japan	3 IPs
Fastly	Fastly	Frankfurt	Germany	2 IPs
Fastly	Fastly	Miami	United States	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Brussels	Belgium	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Atlanta	United States	3 IPs
Fastly	Fastly	Seattle	United States	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Amsterdam	Netherlands	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	New York	United States	2 IPs
Fastly	Fastly	London	United Kingdom	2 IPs
Fastly	Fastly	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Melbourne	Australia	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Osaka	Japan	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Sao Paulo	Brazil	2 IPs
Fastly	Fastly	Brisbane	Australia	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Toronto	Canada	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Madrid	Spain	2 IPs
Fastly	Fastly	Montreal	Canada	4 IPs
Fastly	Fastly	Fujairah	United Arab Emirates	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Mumbai	India	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Chennai	India	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Johannesburg	South Africa	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Houston	United States	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Vancouver	Canada	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Buenos Aires	Argentina	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Santiago	Chile	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Cape Town	South Africa	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Oslo	Norway	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Helsinki	Finland	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Vienna	Austria	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	New Delhi	India	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Dublin	Ireland	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Copenhagen	Denmark	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Manchester	United Kingdom	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Marseille	France	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Kolkata	India	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Hyderabad	India	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Lima	Peru	1 IP
Fastly	Fastly	Sydney	Australia	1 IP
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Dubai	United Arab Emirates	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Buenos Aires	Argentina	27 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Johannesburg	South Africa	31 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Marseille	France	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Milan	Italy	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Santiago de Queretaro	Mexico	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Muscat	Oman	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Vienna	Austria	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Paris	France	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Sao Paulo	Brazil	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Perth	Australia	32 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Kolkata	India	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Cape Town	South Africa	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Toronto	Canada	17 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Tokyo	Japan	32 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Helsinki	Finland	27 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Stockholm	Sweden	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Zurich	Switzerland	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Bangkok	Thailand	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Kansas City	United States	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Miami	United States	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Los Angeles	United States	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Dallas	United States	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Seoul	South Korea	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Istanbul	Turkey	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Taipei	Taiwan	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Chicago	United States	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Nairobi	Kenya	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Copenhagen	Denmark	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Sydney	Australia	31 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Hong Kong	Hong Kong	35 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Singapore	Singapore	28 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Tel Aviv	Israel	27 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Warsaw	Poland	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - New York	United States	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	28 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Melbourne	Australia	32 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Osaka	Japan	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Frankfurt	Germany	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Manama	Bahrain	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Chennai	India	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Madrid	Spain	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - London	United Kingdom	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Brisbane	Australia	22 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Lima	Peru	23 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Santiago	Chile	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Mumbai	India	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Barcelona	Spain	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Budapest	Hungary	28 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Munich	Germany	4 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Amsterdam	Netherlands	27 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Sofia	Bulgaria	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - San Francisco	United States	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Athens	Greece	39 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Montreal	Canada	18 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Hamburg	Germany	4 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Hyderabad	India	8 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Prague	Czechia	8 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Zagreb	Croatia	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Fortaleza	Brazil	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Manila	Philippines	15 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - New Delhi	India	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Lisbon	Portugal	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Atlanta	United States	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Manchester	United Kingdom	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Ashburn	United States	28 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Bogota	Colombia	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Houston	United States	32 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	8 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Philadelphia	United States	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Bengaluru	India	8 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Boston	United States	12 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Vancouver	Canada	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Brussels	Belgium	22 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Auckland	New Zealand	16 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Dusseldorf	Germany	4 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Lagos	Nigeria	31 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	11 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Seattle	United States	12 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Denver	United States	4 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Cairo	Egypt	30 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Oslo	Norway	8 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Hanoi	Vietnam	15 IPs