🆚 Line vs. Viber

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Instant messaging app
Instant messaging app

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.

Viber is a free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten.

It supports text, voice, and video messaging, one-on-one and group calls, end-to-end encryption by default, group chats with up to 250 participants, communities with unlimited members, disappearing messages, custom stickers and GIFs, and low-cost calls to phone numbers through Viber Out.

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free ✔️
Phone calls
World (unlimited mins)$5.99/month
USA (unlimited mins)$1.99/month
UK (100 mins)$1.99/month
Germany (100 mins)$1.99/month

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #4
Instant Messaging › Rank #8
Social Media › Rank #10
Social Media › Rank #20

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Line instant messaging app is 2.8 times more popular than Viber.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging
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 Viber is more popular in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus.
Japan
Ukraine
Thailand
Taiwan
Russia
Belarus
United States
Greece
Serbia
Bulgaria

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 Viber is more commonly used on marketing and merchandising, and general news sites.
Online Shopping
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Travel
Entertainment
Fashion/Beauty
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Health

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
netkeiba.com
#249
#1,189
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Name
Rank
#1,715
#2,115
#2,397
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See also

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