🆚 Line vs. Zalo

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.

Zalo is a Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service.

It provides text messaging with images, voice and video calls, status posts, and file sharing, friend discovery by phone number or QR code, reminders and group chats, and integrates mobile payments via ZaloPay and business tools like Official Accounts and Mini Apps.

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free version ✔️Basic
Advanced99,000 VND/month
Premium399,000 VND/month

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #4
Instant Messaging › Rank #9
Social Media › Rank #10

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Line instant messaging app is 3 times more popular than Zalo.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Line is more popular in Japan, Thailand, and Taiwan, while Zalo is more popular in Vietnam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Burundi.
Japan
Vietnam
Thailand
Taiwan
United States
Indonesia
U.S. Virgin Islands
Singapore
Hong Kong
United Kingdom

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Line is more popular than Zalo in all market segments.
Online Shopping
Business
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Travel
Marketing/Merchandising
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
#1,339
#3,212
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See also

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