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- The Japanese subsidiary to South Korea's internet giant Naver developed the app as a quick fix for staff to use internet-based communication. In June that year, Naver released Line for public use and the app quickly came to dominate the market in Japan.
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Jul 13, 2016 · You might not have heard of Line, but the Japanese equivalent of Whatsapp is set to go public. Here's what you need to know about the company.
Japan operator Z Holdings completed a merger with Line Corporation. Under the new structure, A Holdings, a subsidiary of SoftBank Corporation and Naver Corporation, will own 65.3% of Z Holdings, which will operate Line and Yahoo! Japan. Line is the most popular messaging application in Japan, Taiwan and Thailand.
Sep 28, 2023 · A merger between Line Corp and Yahoo Japan Corp has created a new company called LY Corporation. Line Corp, which operates the popular mobile messaging application Line, will use the new name from October 1 onwards, it said in a statement released on Thursday.
In 2003, it was renamed NHN Japan and in 2013, it was rebranded as Line Corporation. The company operates various internet services, including the communication app Line, as well as Line Music, and Line Manga, and Line Pay.
With the LINE messaging app as the cornerstone, LINE Corporation's business encompasses development and operation of a wide range of mobile-first services—including communication, content, and entertainment—and advertising, as well as new businesses in Fintech, AI, and other domains.
LINE NEXT Raises USD140 Million to Expand Web3 Ecosystem. 2023.12.13 Global News. Z Holdings Concludes Enterprise Agreement with OpenAI, on the Use of All APIs, Including GPT-4 Original AI Assistant Service to Be Introduced to Approx. 20,000 Employees of the LINE Group and Yahoo Japan. 2023.07.27 Technology.
Feb 3, 2023 · SoftBank-backed Z Holdings will merge with its two wholly owned subsidiaries — Yahoo Japan and messaging app Line — by March 2024 to streamline its operations in a bid to position itself as a...
