ABOUT
With the LINE messaging app as the cornerstone, LINE Corporation's business encompasses development and operation of a wide range of mobile-first services—including communication, content, and entertainment—and advertising, as well as new businesses in Fintech, AI, and other domains. Under its corporate mission of "Closing the Distance," LINE Corporation strives to bring people around the world closer to each other, to information, and to services.
Established
September 4, 2000
Changed trade name from NHN Japan Corporation to LINE Corporation on April 1, 2013
Capital
34,201 billion JPY(As of March 31,2021)
Representative
Takeshi Idezawa CEO and President
Jungho Shin Co-CEO and Chief WOW Officer
Number of Employees
3,100 (As of April 30, 2023)
Location
Yotsuya Office
Yotsuya Tower 23rd FL., 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0004
Various Certifications
Registered telecommunications carrier A-20-9913
Acquired SOC2, SOC3 for free calls/messaging smartphone application "LINE"
Acquired ISO27001 certification (January 2007)
Group Companies
*As of the end of September 2023.
LINE Biz Plus Corporation
LINE Financial Corporation
LINE Financial Plus Corporation
LINE Financial Taiwan Limited
LINE FRIENDS INC.
LINE Friends Japan Corporation
Line Friends Taiwan Limited
LINE Friends (Shanghai) Commercial Trade Co., Ltd.
Line Growth Technology Limited
LINE NEXT Corporation