Popular messaging app, Line has announced that it has crossed 300 million registered users landmark. It has added around 100 million users in just 4 months.
Now company is aiming 500 million registered users milestone next year. Company was started in japan back in 2011 and growing fast. It we take a look on the growth of the company, it tool 19 months to cross 100 million users mark. But it achieved next 100 million in just 6 months. And next 100 million in just four months. It is worth to mention that these are registered users, not monthly active users.
“We are extremely pleased to have achieved our target of 300 million users for the year in such a short time after clearing the 100 million user mark only in January. As the global market shifts towards smartphones, LINE has made its mark by providing value as a tool that stimulates communication through its expressive sticker messages, convenient voice and video calls, and games that users can enjoy with their LINE friends, setting it apart from other simple communication tools that merely function as text messengers,” said Akira Morikawa, CEO of Line Corporation.
Line also revealed that 80% Line users are from outside Japan.
Line offers similar services like other P2P mobile messengers including WhatsApp, Viber, WeChat and Hike.
