This statistic presents the number of LINE users in Japan from 2016 to 2021. In 2016, approximately 45.5 million Japanese mobile phone users accessed Naver's messaging app LINE to communicate. This figure is projected to grow to about 58.5 million users in 2021.
Number of LINE users in Japan from 2016 to 2021 (in millions)
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eMarketer. (July 25, 2017). Number of LINE users in Japan from 2016 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/735063/japan-number-of-line-users/
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eMarketer. (2017). Number of LINE users in Japan from 2016 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/735063/japan-number-of-line-users/
eMarketer. "Number of Line Users in Japan from 2016 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/735063/japan-number-of-line-users/
eMarketer, Number of LINE users in Japan from 2016 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/735063/japan-number-of-line-users/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Number of LINE users in Japan from 2016 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], eMarketer, July 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/735063/japan-number-of-line-users/