🆚 Line vs. Steam

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Line is much more popular than Steam.
🌍 Line is more popular in Japan, Thailand, and Taiwan.
🌎 Steam is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Type

Instant messaging app

Social media platform

About

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.

Steam is a video game digital distribution service and storefront developed by Valve Corporation.

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Website

store.steampowered.com

Pricing

Free ✔️

Free version ❌

Steam Direct Product Submission Fee$100

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #4

Social Media › Rank #10

Social Media › Rank #33

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Line instant messaging app is 11 times more popular than Steam.

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 Steam is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Japan

Thailand

Taiwan

United States

Indonesia

Germany

United Kingdom

Singapore

France

Poland

Awards

🥇 Most popular in Japan in the Instant Messaging category.
🥇 Most popular in Taiwan in the Instant Messaging category.
🥉 Third most popular in Thailand in the Instant Messaging category.
🥉 Third most popular in Taiwan in the Social Media category.
🥉 Third most popular in Indonesia in the Instant Messaging category.

🔥 14th most popular in Poland in the Social Media category.
🔥 16th most popular in Finland in the Social Media category.
🔥 18th most popular in Japan in the Social Media category.
🔥 18th most popular in Sweden in the Social Media category.
🔥 20th most popular in the Czech Republic in the Social Media category.

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 Steam is more commonly used on games sites.

Online Shopping

Business

Games

Education/Reference

Entertainment

Blogs/Wiki

Travel

Marketing/Merchandising

Fashion/Beauty

Health

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name

Rank

netkeiba.com

#249

#409

#519

#1,189

starbucks.co.jp

#1,507

Name

Rank

steampowered.com

#57

#218

store.steampowered.com

#1,140

stardewvalleywiki.com

#2,296

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Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
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