Line has 300 million registered users worldwide, said executives from parent NHN Japan at a press conference in Tokyo. The company also announced US$10 million in global monthly character sales.
As reported earlier this year, messaging app’s user base has 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.
Line, a subsidiary of Korea’s NHN Corporation, also plans continued rapid growth next year. “We’re aiming for 500 million users in 2014,” said Line CEO Akira Morikawa in a recent report.
