Free Voice Call/Messenger Application 'LINE' Reaches 15 Million Downloads in Total

- Further Enhancing Its Presence in Non-English Language Countries with Growing Users in Middle East, Southeast Asia and Europe -

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NHN Japan Corporation

Jan 27, 2012, 01:00 ET

TOKYO, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NHN Japan Corporation (NHN Japan hereafter) announced that the total downloads of its free voice call/messenger smartphone application 'LINE' reached 15 million on January 27, 2012, in 7 months after its release.

Changes in number of total downloads (iPhone/Android total)
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LINE is a smartphone application that enables its users to enjoy free voice calls and messaging, regardless of country or carrier.

Since its launch on June 23, 2011, its stickers and "emoji" (pictorial symbols) enabling rich, non-verbal communication and free voice calls has enjoyed popularity and attracted users particularly in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, reaching 10 million total downloads on December 25, 6 months after its release.

The number of users continued to increase steadily entering into 2012 as LINE saw over 1 million downloads per week. It has enjoyed a sharp increase in Europe as well, winning the top slot in the Free Apps category on the App Store in Switzerland and also being placed highly in the free Social Networking Apps category on the App Store in Austria, Germany, New Zealand, Luxembourg and Bulgaria.

As a result, LINE achieved 15 million downloads in 7 months after its release, and 1 month after reaching 10 million downloads.

We also plan to release a PC client version and a tablet PC version of LINE in addition to improving the quality of the popular voice call function, aiming to expand our service to more users.

About LINE

 

App Name:

LINE

Price:

Free

Release Date:

June 23, 2011

Languages:

Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese

Requirements:

iPhone 3G/3GS/4/4S (iOS4.0 or later)/Android 2.1 or later

About NHN Japan Corporation  http://www.nhncorp.jp/
NHN Japan is the Japanese arm of Korea's premier Internet company NHN Corporation, operating the world's No.4 search portal 'NAVER.com' and Korea's No.1 online game portal 'Hangame'. NHN Japan is headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and its CEO is Akira Morikawa.
NHN Japan offers a variety of Internet-based services such as games, search and portal, media, and matching, centering on its core services 'LINE', a smartphone application that topped 15 million total downloads, a portal site
'Livedoor', and an online game portal 'Hangame'.
The total downloads of its smartphone applications have topped 20 million. The unique user count of its PC services has reached 43 million*, ranking it No.4 in Japan.

*Source: comScore, Inc., as of October 2011

SOURCE NHN Japan Corporation