NHN Japan has confirmed that the company’s mobile messaging platform Line has topped 400 million registered users worldwide.
Line’s user base has also grown beyond core markets in Japan and Korea to include India and the Philippines, as well as Spain and South American countries like Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Peru. 90 per cent of Line users are based outside of Korea, with the mobile network expanding rapidly in Taiwan, Indonesia and Thailand, according to parent NHN.
In November last year Line reported 300 million registered users, as well as US$10 million in global monthly character sales. Line revenues also rose to 34.3 billion JPY (US$338 million) in 2013, with 60 per cent of earnings coming from in-game purchases.
Line, a subsidiary of Korea’s NHN Corporation, plans continued rapid growth this year. “We’re aiming for 500 million users in 2014,” said Line CEO Akira Morikawa in a recent report.
