Line (software)

Line
Developer(s)
Initial releaseJune 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)
Stable release(s)
Android13.0.1[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 17 January 2023; 22 months ago (17 January 2023)[2]
iOS13.4.0[3] Edit this on Wikidata / 30 March 2023; 19 months ago (30 March 2023)[4]
Windows7.14.1.2907[5] Edit this on Wikidata / 23 March 2023; 19 months ago (23 March 2023)[6]
macOS7.16.1[7] Edit this on Wikidata / 17 March 2023; 20 months ago (17 March 2023)[8]
Chrome2.5.11[9] Edit this on Wikidata / 21 February 2023; 20 months ago (21 February 2023)[10]
Repositorygithub.com/line
Operating system
Operating system
PlatformSmartphone, PC, iPad, Smartwatch
Size
Size
Available in17 languages[4]
List of languages
English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Indonesian, Malay, Arabic, Turkish
TypeInstant messaging, Social networking service
LicenseProprietary software
Websiteline.me/en/

Line is a freeware app and service for instant messaging and social networking, operated by the Japanese company LY Corporation, co-owned by SoftBank Group. Line was launched in Japan in June 2011 by NHN Japan, a subsidiary of Naver.[11]

Initially designed for text messaging and VoIP voice and video calling, it has gradually expanded to become a super-app providing services including a digital wallet (Line Pay), news stream (Line Today), video on demand (Line TV) and digital comic distribution (Line Manga and Line Webtoon).[12]

Line became Japan's largest social network in 2013[13] and is used by over 70% of the population as of 2023;[14] it is also popular mainly in Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand.[15][16]

  1. ^ https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/line-corporation/line/line-13-0-1-release/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "LINE: Free Calls & Messages - Apps on Google Play". Google Play.
  3. ^ "LINE Version History 13.4.0 Mar 30, 2023". March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "LINE". App Store. June 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "LINE: Version 7.14.1.2907 Latest update Mar 23, 2023". March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "Get LINE". Microsoft Store.
  7. ^ "LINE: Version History 7.16.1 Mar 17, 2023". March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  8. ^ "LINE". Mac App Store. May 2, 2023.
  9. ^ "LINE: Additional Information". February 21, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  10. ^ "LINE". Chrome Web Store.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Messaging War was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342306697_LINE_as_Super_App_Platformization_in_East_Asia [bare URL]
  13. ^ "How Japan's Line App Became a Culture-Changing, Revenue-Generating Phenomenon". February 19, 2015.
  14. ^ "Welcome to Line, Japan's everything app". Rest of World. April 28, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  15. ^ "Mobile Messaging App Map of the World - January 2019". Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  16. ^ "Line Revenue and Usage Statistics (2024)". Business of Apps. Retrieved August 2, 2024.