🆚 Line vs. Tumblr

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Line is twice as popular as Tumblr.
🌍 Line is more popular in Japan, Thailand, and Taiwan.
🌎 Tumblr is more popular in the United States, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom.

Line

Tumblr

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.

Tumblr is a blogging and social media platform currently owned by Automattic.

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan

San Francisco, California, United States

Website

line.me #179

tumblr.com #78

Pricing

Free ✔️

Free version ✔️

Premium$6.99/month

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Line instant messaging app is 2.1 times more popular than Tumblr.

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 Tumblr is more popular in the United States, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom.

Japan

Thailand

United States

Taiwan

Vietnam

United Kingdom

Germany

India

Indonesia

Canada

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.

⭐ 7th most popular in Vietnam in the Social Media category.
⭐ 7th most popular in Japan in the Social Media category.
⭐ 8th most popular in India in the Social Media category.
⭐ 9th most popular in Turkey in the Social Media category.
⭐ 9th most popular in Iran 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 Tumblr is more commonly used on blogs and wiki, entertainment, and marketing and merchandising sites.

Online Shopping

Blogs/Wiki

Business

Entertainment

Marketing/Merchandising

Education/Reference

Fashion/Beauty

Travel

Internet Services

Sports