🆚 Google Groups vs. Line

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Social media platform
Instant messaging app

About

A Google service that provides discussion groups for people sharing common interests.

Line is a Japanese instant messaging and social networking app often described as a super-app because it integrates services such as a digital wallet, news feed, digital comics, media streaming, and shopping.

It supports voice and video calls, group chats with up to 500 participants, a Timeline social feed, Line Pay payments, hidden chats with self-deleting messages, and mini-apps.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California, United States
Tokyo, Japan

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free ✔️

Categories

Social Media › Rank #40
Social Media › Rank #10
Instant Messaging › Rank #4

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Line instant messaging app is 22 times more popular than Google Groups.
Total websites

Market share

Social Media

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Line is more popular in Japan, Thailand, and Taiwan, while Google Groups is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
Japan
Thailand
Taiwan
United States
Indonesia
Singapore
United Kingdom
Germany
Hong Kong
France

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Line is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, business, and education and reference, while Google Groups is more commonly used on software and hardware, and technical information sites.
Online Shopping
Business
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Blogs/Wiki
Travel
Marketing/Merchandising
Fashion/Beauty
Software/Hardware
Internet Services

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#16,046
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Name
Rank
netkeiba.com
#249
#1,189
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See also

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