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LINE's competitors and similar companies include X, Shapr, Kooapps and Illumy.

	LINE LINE Corporation is a company that provides a communication platform.	X X (formerly known as Twitter) is a company that provides a social networking platform.	Shapr Shapr is a company providing a professional networking app.	Kooapps Koo App is a company developing a social media platform that allows users to share audio and video.	Illumy Illumy is a company that provides a hyper-communications platform intended to connect friends and family through ultimate chat.
Founding Date	Founding Date 2000	Founding Date 2006	Founding Date 2014	Founding Date 2020	Founding Date 2018
Type	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary	Type Private	Type Private	Type Private
Tags	Tags Technology messaging mobile app platform social networks	Tags Technology messaging mobile app platform social networks	Tags Technology messaging mobile app social networks	Tags Technology games messaging mobile app platform social networks	Tags Technology messaging mobile app photo sharing platform social networks
Locations	Locations Tokyo, JP HQ	Locations San Francisco, US HQ Bengaluru, IN Dublin, IE Tokyo, JP Seoul, KR Mexico City, MX Singapore, SG see more	Locations New York, US HQ Paris, FR	Locations Bellevue, US HQ Sacramento, US	Locations San Ramon, US HQ
Employees	Employees 3,100	Employees 1,1662% decrease	Employees 52	Employees 3921% decrease	Employees 10
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) ¥230.7b (FY, 2019)	Revenue (est.) $5.1b (FY, 2021)	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) N/A
Cost of goods	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods $1.8b (FY, 2021)	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods N/A
Gross profit	Gross profit ¥234.6b (FY, 2019)	Gross profit $3.3b (FY, 2021)	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit N/A
Net income	Net income (¥52b) (FY, 2019)	Net income ($221.4m) (FY, 2021)	Net income N/A	Net income N/A	Net income N/A
Funding
Latest funding round	Latest funding round N/A	Latest funding round N/A	Latest funding round $ 4m (over 5 years ago)	Latest funding round $ 30m (about 5 years ago)	Latest funding round $ 2.2m (about 5 years ago)
Total funding raised	Total funding raised N/A	Total funding raised $ 2.7b	Total funding raised $ 16.5m	Total funding raised $ 34.1m	Total funding raised $ 2.2m