LINE

LINE

Line Corporation, a spinoff company headquartered in Japan, created a truly popular product in high demand. The app was released in June 2011 for Android and iOS smartphones, immediately after the strong earthquake that destroyed a part of the countries communication system. Later on, in 2012-2013, BlackBerry and Windows Phone versions came out.

Line is one of the most profitable messaging apps, having received almost $200 million in revenue over two quarters of 2013.

Total user base: over 400 mn.

Founder: NHN Japan, NHN Corp.

Current owner: Line Corporation.

iOS Android Windows Phone BlackBerry OS Web Desktop
Price
Price free free free free free
Number of users
Number of users
Group chats
Group chats
Voice calls
Voice calls
Video calls
Video calls
Voice messages
Voice messages
Stickers
Stickers
File transfer
File transfer
Rating in the app store
Rating in the app store 4 4 3.4 2.5
Security functions
Security functions