🆚 Line vs. WhatsApp

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.

WhatsApp is an instant messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service owned by Meta.

It allows users to send text and voice messages, share photos, videos, documents, and locations, make voice and video calls including group calls, supports end-to-end encryption, and provides a Business API for large-scale messaging and automation.

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan
Menlo Park, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free ✔️
WhatsApp Business, US rate per conversation
Free version ✔️1,000 free service conversations/month
Marketing$0.025
Authentication$0.0135
Utility$0.004
Service$0

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #4
Instant Messaging › Rank #1
Social Media › Rank #10
Social Media › Rank #5

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The WhatsApp instant messaging app is 6 times more popular than Line.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging
Social Media

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

WhatsApp is more popular in Brazil, India, and Thailand, while Line is more popular in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea.
Brazil
Japan
India
Thailand
Russia
Indonesia
Turkey
Spain
Italy
Argentina

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

WhatsApp is more popular than Line in all market segments.
Online Shopping
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Travel
Education/Reference
Fashion/Beauty
Health
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
netkeiba.com
#249
dlsite.com
#409
#1,189
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