LINE--Korean & Japanese instant messaging software

LINE is an instant messaging software launched by NHN Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of the Korean Internet Group NHN. It was officially launched in June 2011 and has more than 400 million registered users worldwide. LINE has more than 250 kinds of "chat emoticons", giving users an additional tool to express their feelings when using LINE.

The most commonly used chat software in Japan and Taiwan is LINE, which has about 82 million monthly active users in Japan. Taiwan has a total population of about 23 million, and LINE's Taiwan branch has 21 million users.

Main features of LINE:

1) With data traffic or wifi connection, you can make free calls anytime, anywhere.

2) Free calls can be made between LINE smartphone users, using high-definition LINE calls, and the calls are free for as long as they last.

3) Stickers and emoticons that can better express your mood. Use the built-in stickers and emoticons to send more lovely messages.

Change the background to make sending messages more interesting. You can use 23 different backgrounds, or change the background to a picture saved in your phone.

4) You can send messages to your friends for free at any time

5) As long as you are a LINE user, you can use free text messages anytime and anywhere, and you can also send pictures, maps, etc. in group chats.

LINE’s development experience:

On June 10, 2016, LINE officially announced that it would go public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan on July 15, 2016, and on the New York Stock Exchange on July 14, 2016, with plans to raise $1 billion. The stock trading code is "LN".

In November 2018, WeChat Pay and Japan's Line launched mobile payment services.

In 2019, Z Holdings, the holding company of internet portal Yahoo Japan, reached a consensus on a merger with LINE, a well-known Japanese instant messaging software.

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