# Hiya

> Hiya is a Seattle-based voice-security and caller-identity company. It supplies spam and fraud protection to mobile operators and phone makers, sells branded calling and analytics to businesses, and offers consumer apps. Hiya reports serving more than 550 million people across over 40 countries through its network and device partnerships.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Seattle, United States
- **Founders:** Alex Algard (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Hiya Protect / Spam Analytics, Hiya Connect / Branded Call, Hiya AI Voice Detection, Hiya AI Phone, Caller Reputation
- **Notable:** Reports 28 billion-plus calls analyzed monthly and 550 million-plus people protected on its current homepage., Reports coverage in more than 40 countries., Samsung partnership renewed through 2028.

## Products & services

- **Hiya Protect / Spam Analytics** — Network, app and dialer integrations that analyze calling behavior, label spam and fraud, and support configurable warnings and blocking.
- **Hiya Connect / Branded Call** — Paid business caller identity with a display name, and logos and call reasons on supported devices; includes call-performance analytics.
- **Hiya AI Voice Detection** — Synthetic and manipulated voice detection for live calls and other audio, available for integration through APIs.
- **Hiya AI Phone** — US consumer app with an AI assistant, call screening, scam alerts, synthetic-voice detection, transcripts and summaries.
- **Caller Reputation** — Free report card showing spam status and grades for maturity, connection, engagement and sentiment.
- **Number Registration** — Free business-number registration to help establish caller legitimacy; does not change caller display and does not guarantee removal of spam labels.
- **Hiya Spam Blocker** — Consumer caller-identification and spam-protection app for iOS and Android.

## Achievements

- Reports 28 billion-plus calls analyzed monthly and 550 million-plus people protected on its current homepage.
- Reports coverage in more than 40 countries.
- Samsung partnership renewed through 2028.
- Acquired Loccus.ai in July 2024 to add deepfake voice detection.
- Enercare pilot case study reports 48% higher answer rate, 95% less spam flagging and 16% more appointments.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — September 28: announced Bouygues Telecom app-free nuisance protection, scheduled for October 5 for eligible consumers (€2/month/line) and October 12 for businesses (€1/month/line).
- **2026-08** — August 20: announced branded calling on Vodafone Ireland.
- **2026-06** — June 2: announced network-level call protection with DNA Finland.
- **2026-05** — May 28: announced Hiya Protect for Telenor Sweden’s Nummerkoll service.
- **2026-03** — Released State of the Call 2026 research and announced UK Vodafone branded calling.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hiya.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hiyainc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Hiya
- GitHub: https://github.com/hiyainc-oss
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiyainc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiyainc/

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Last updated: 2026-10-02