Line (software) (English Wikipedia)

"Line to raise $1bn in IPO". Bangkok Post. June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
"Red buffalo sticker banned". Bangkok Post. October 7, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

bbc.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 30^th place)

"Chat apps hit by China disruption". BBC News. July 4, 2014.

biz-journal.jp (Global: 4,935^th place; English: low place)

セブンのnanacoカードが危ない!店員が女性客の登録情報をもとにナンパ – 2016年1月28日ビジネスジャーナル

businessinsider.com (Global: 140^th place; English: 115^th place)

Kosoff, Maya (January 8, 2015). "This Japanese Messaging App Is Launching Its Own Taxi Service To Take On Uber". Business Insider. Retrieved September 3, 2015.

businessinsider.jp (Global: 8,789^th place; English: low place)

"Line ヤフー、異例の｢2度目の行政指導｣。脱 Naver を容易に選べぬソフトバンクの裏事情".

businessofapps.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Line Revenue and Usage Statistics (2024)". Business of Apps. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
"Line Revenue and Usage Statistics (2017) – Business of Apps". Business of Apps. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

chinapost.com.tw (Global: 6,266^th place; English: 4,133^rd place)

"Line app tops 500 million users". China Post. April 3, 2014. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

chrome.google.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"LINE – Chrome Web Store". Chrome Web Store.

chromewebstore.google.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"LINE". Retrieved July 17, 2025.

citizenlab.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Hardy, Seth (November 14, 2013). "Asia Chats: Investigating Regionally-based Keyword Censorship in Line". Retrieved November 4, 2014.
Ng, Jason Q.; Crete-Nishihata, Masashi; Hardy, Seth; Dalek, Jakub; Senft, Adam (April 30, 2014). "Asia Chats: Line Censored Keywords Update". Retrieved November 4, 2014.
Crete-Nishihata, Masashi; Hardy, Seth; Ng, Jason Q.; Dalek, Jakub; Senft, Adam (December 6, 2013). "Asia Chats: Line Corporation Responds". Retrieved November 4, 2014. Line had to conform to local regulations during its expansion into mainland China, and as a result the Chinese version of Line, "Lianwo", was developed. The details of the system are kept private, and there are no plans to release them to the public.

cnn.com (Global: 28^th place; English: 26^th place)

money.cnn.com

Fiegerman, Seth (July 13, 2016). "Line goes public: what you need to know about the year's biggest tech IPO". CNN Business. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

codigital.co.jp (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Line – The Biggest Messaging Platform in Japan=CoDigital, inc". Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.

cubrid.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Esen Sagynov (2012). "The Story behind Line App Development". CUBRID.org. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

engadget.com (Global: 466^th place; English: 349^th place)

"Line messaging app doubles size in seven months, has 300 million users". November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.

facta.co.jp (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Line に履歴「丸裸」の脆弱性". FACTA. ファクタ出版. March 29, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
"韓国国情院が Line 傍受". FACTAオンライン. ファクタ出版. June 18, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
"Line 森川亮社長の抗議について". 阿部重夫発行人ブログ「最後から2番目の真実」. June 20, 2014. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2014.

fastcompany.com (Global: 1,040^th place; English: 623^rd place)

"How Japan's Line App Became a Culture-Changing, Revenue-Generating Phenomenon". February 19, 2015.

fnnews.com (Global: 8,623^rd place; English: 9,753^rd place)

"네이버 '라인' 카카오톡 게임 모방 논란". 파이낸셜뉴스. November 27, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

focustaiwan.tw (Global: 3,164^th place; English: 2,032^nd place)

"Over 70,000 Line Pay users in Taiwan affected by data leak". focustaiwan.tw (in Chinese). December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

forbes.com (Global: 54^th place; English: 48^th place)

Mac, Ryan (March 22, 2015). "How KakaoTalk's Billionaire Creator Ignited A Global Messaging War". Forbes. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

fukuoka.lg.jp (Global: 5,759^th place; English: low place)

city.fukuoka.lg.jp

"Fukuoka City Line Official Account". Fukuoka City (in Japanese). Retrieved April 11, 2021.

hankyung.com (Global: 735^th place; English: 723^rd place)

"네이버, 네이버톡 접고 라인에 올인". Korea Economic Daily. December 15, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

huffingtonpost.jp (Global: 2,409^th place; English: low place)

""A company that does business in both America and Beijing will go bankrupt." Akira Amari on the "Post-Line Problem" and Chinese Business". HuffPost (in Japanese). April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
"Line Denies Allegations About On-site Inspection, Says Paid Items Are Not Violating Laws". HuffPost. April 6, 2016.

hyogo.lg.jp (Global: low place; English: low place)

web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp

Hyogo Prefecture. "Continuation of Services Using Line". Hyogo Prefecture (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

i-bait.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"스마트 폰 속 이모티콘, 세상 밖으로". 시사매거진 바이트. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.

impress.co.jp (Global: 648^th place; English: 2,717^th place)

k-tai.watch.impress.co.jp

北川研斗 (April 26, 2021). "個人情報保護委員会と総務省が Line に行政指導、不適切な個人情報の管理問題で". ケータイ Watch. Impress. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

watch.impress.co.jp

臼田勤哉 (October 18, 2021). "「経済安全保障へ配慮できず」 Line の情報アクセス問題で最終報告". Impress Watch. インプレス. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

inisurabaya.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

(15 July 2019). Milk & Mocha, Stiker Karya Kreator Surabaya Ini Diluncurkan di Thailand dan Taiwan, iniSURABAYA (in Indonesian)

itmedia.co.jp (Global: 624^th place; English: 4,149^th place)

"Line"盗み見"に対策「クローンiPhone」不可能に". ITmedia News. February 22, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
"LLine、Naver まとめはなぜ強いのか？―― Line 株式会社森川亮社長8000字インタビュー". ITmedia ビジネスオンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved December 6, 2021.
"「Line の通信内容を韓国政府が傍受」報道に Line 森川社長が反論「そのような事実ない」". ITmedia ニュース. ITmedia. June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
"Line、改めて傍受を否定「暗号化後データは独自形式、解読は不能」". ITmedia ニュース. ITmedia. June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
"「Line の通信を韓国が傍受」への反論記事を Line 前社長が削除理由は「差し控える」". ITmedia News. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
"「Line の通信を韓国が傍受」への反論記事、一転して公開に森川氏「逆に Lineに迷惑になる可能性ある」". ITmedia News. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
"Line ヤフーに再び行政指導ネイバーとの関係見直しなど具体策求める「対応不十分だった」と松本総務相".
松浦立樹 (October 19, 2021). "Line のデータ管理問題、特別委員会が最終報告書「経済安全保障への対応が不十分だった」". ITmedia News. ITmedia. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
"Line Employees' "Sakura" Posts Are "True"; Company Will Revise Open Chat Operation". ITmedia News (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2021.

j-cast.com (Global: 1,374^th place; English: low place)

井上トシユキ (August 19, 2012). "だから私は絶対に「Line」を使わない". J-CAST 会社ウォッチ. J-CAST. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
ヤマト配達員、伝票電話番号で Line ナンパ　ツイッターで暴露、会社謝罪 – 2017年4月14日 J-CASTニュース
"Line 傍受問題に片山さつき氏が参戦関係省庁に事実関係の究明求める考え". J-Cast. June 20, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.

japantimes.co.jp (Global: 389^th place; English: 273^rd place)

Akky Akimoto, 2013-12-17, Looking at 2013′s Japanese social-media scene, The Japan Times
"Line operator says some 440,000 items of personal data leaked". The Japan Times. November 27, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.

jiji.com (Global: 692^nd place; English: 8,604^th place)

jiji.com

"Line に 1400 万円賠償命令「ふるふる」特許侵害認定―東京地裁". 時事通信. May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

sp.m.jiji.com

"韓国ネイバーと２６年末に接続分離＝Line ヤフー、総務省に報告". 時事通信ニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.

joins.com (Global: 314^th place; English: 285^th place)

koreajoongangdaily.joins.com

Seo Ji-eun (March 12, 2012). "Kakao Talk sees users quintuple from 2011". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
Eun-Soo, Jin (March 1, 2021). "Naver and SoftBank's A Holdings joint venture established". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

japanese.joins.com

"韓国カカオトーク「事業モデル、Line がすべて真似て…」（１）". 中央日報（日本語版）. Joongang Ilbo. February 8, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2014.

koreatimes.co.kr (Global: 536^th place; English: 386^th place)

Yoon Ja-young (September 1, 2011). "Talk ain't cheap". The Korea Times. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
"Number of Line users to top 700 mil. this year". Korea Times. February 8, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
"Number of Line users to top 700 mil. this year". Korea Times. February 8, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2016.

kyodonews.net (Global: 4,267^th place; English: 2,626^th place)

english.kyodonews.net

"Yahoo Japan operator, Line merge to take on foreign tech giants". Kyodo News. March 1, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
"Japan gov't warns Line over insufficient personal data protection". Kyodo News. April 26, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

kyoto-np.co.jp (Global: 3,792^nd place; English: low place)

"中学生、Line のトラブル続発草津市教委、対策急ぐ". 京都新聞. 京都新聞社. June 30, 2013. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
"「Line」に性的犯罪対策を要請京都府、府警". 京都新聞. 京都新聞社. July 18, 2013. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2014.

line-scdn.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

d.line-scdn.net

"Announcement Regarding the Delisting of the Common Shares of Line Corporation from the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Delisting of the American Depositary Shares from the New York Stock Exchange" (PDF). Line Corporation. December 28, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

line.biz (Global: low place; English: low place)

developers.line.biz

Getting started with the Messaging API, Official Line guide, official website, accessed February 15, 2021.

line.me (Global: 4,254^th place; English: low place)

help.line.me

"Help Center – Line". help.line.me. Archived from the original on June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
"Help Center | Line". help.line.me (in Japanese). Retrieved April 19, 2021. Message senders and recipients must both have "Letter Sealing" enabled for secure messaging. Letter Sealing encrypts the following contents in the chatroom: Text messages (except for messages sent via other services like CLOVA/YouTube/voice search) Location information 1:1 voice and video calls

lineman.line.me

"Lineman official website (in Thai)". Retrieved May 21, 2025.
"Lineman log-in troubleshooting (in Thai)". Retrieved May 21, 2025.

official-blog.line.me

"Line Lite, New Streamlined Version of Line, Available Almost Everywhere Worldwide!". August 18, 2015.

terms.line.me

"Line 利用規約". April 1, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2020.

lineblog.me (Global: low place; English: low place)

"本日報道の一部記事について". 森川亮公式ブログ. June 19, 2014. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.

linecorp.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

linecorp.com

"【Line】商号変更に関するお知らせ／Information regarding Changes to Company Name". Line Corporation (Press release). April 1, 2013. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
"Line Releases Charity Stickers 'Support Kumamoto' Worldwide to Aid Victims of Kumamoto Earthquakes" (Press release). April 18, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
"Line Data Transfer". Line Data Transfer (in Japanese). Retrieved June 11, 2021.
"Apology and Correction Regarding Incorrect Display of Reporting Function in Line App". Line Corporation. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

developers.linecorp.com

JI (October 13, 2015). "New generation of safe messaging: "Letter Sealing"". Line Engineers' Blog. Line Corporation. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
Shin, Ki Bin (August 11, 2016). "The next step for even safer messaging: Letter Sealing". Line Corporation. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.

linefriends.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

store.linefriends.com

"Line Friends". store.linefriends.com.

linfordco.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"SOC 2 vs SOC 3 Reports: What is the Difference?". linfordco.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

livedoor.com (Global: 1,049^th place; English: 5,508^th place)

news.livedoor.com

"【2億DL記念！】9/13から Line のゲームが続々キャンペーン実施！". Livedoor (in Japanese). September 13, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2018.

lmwn.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Lineman Wongnai - About us". Retrieved May 21, 2025.

mainichi.jp (Global: 278^th place; English: 1,565^th place)

"Japan seniors use Line messaging app more than email to stay in touch: survey". Mainichi Daily News. August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
Michinaga, Tatsuya; Goto, Tsuyoshi; Matsukura, Yusuke (March 24, 2021). "Japan gov't, many local bodies halt use of Line app following data breach". The Mainichi. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
"当局が Line 禁止！！通信情報提供せず処分". May 6, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
"スマホアプリ: Line に潜む犯罪掲示板規制なし". 毎日jp. 毎日新聞社. May 8, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.

marketscreener.com (Global: 7,438^th place; English: 5,529^th place)

"Line: Establishes Line Games, Acquires NextFloor". MarketScreener. July 10, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

megalodon.jp (Global: 1,593^rd place; English: low place)

"女子高生自殺…獰猛「Lineいじめ」、学校も親もついてゆけず". iza. November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
"いじめ１８万件余ＰＣや携帯使用が増加". NHK. October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.

microsoft.com (Global: 153^rd place; English: 151^st place)

"Get Line". Microsoft Store.

mmoculture.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

cinderboy (January 5, 2017). "Hundred Soul – Gorgeous action mobile RPG finds publisher". MMO Culture. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
cinderboy (December 12, 2018). "Line Games – Publisher reveals several new mobile and PC games for global market". MMO Culture. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

mozilla.org (Global: 1,686^th place; English: 1,293^rd place)

blog.mozilla.org

Scott DeVaney (February 4, 2014). "Line Lands on Firefox Marketplace". Mozilla Apps Blog. Mozilla Foundation. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

msn.com (Global: 117^th place; English: 145^th place)

sankei.jp.msn.com

"Line 用出会い系アプリ業者が削除京都府警の要請で全国初". MSN産経ニュース. 産経新聞社. June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.

myphonedaily.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Naver Line App is Back Online in App store". My Phone Daily. WordPress. November 1, 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

naver.com (Global: 46^th place; English: 50^th place)

desk.talk.naver.com

"네이버 talk". desk.talk.naver.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

naver.jp (Global: low place; English: low place)

en.lineblog.naver.jp

"Line is Now Available for BlackBerry!". Line Official Blog. Line Global. August 17, 2012. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
"Line for Nokia 'Asha' Device Scheduled to be released in March 2013!". Line Official Blog. Line Global. February 26, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
"Line exceeds 200 million users worldwide!". July 23, 2013. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2013.

nhk.or.jp (Global: 145^th place; English: 1,388^th place)

www3.nhk.or.jp

日本放送協会 (May 19, 2021). "Line 「ふるふる」機能特許侵害1400万円余の賠償命令東京地裁". NHKニュース. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
"Line 問題で調査委最終報告書 "経済安全保障の責任者設置を"". NHK NEWS WEB. 日本放送協会. October 18, 2021. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

nikkei.com (Global: 211^th place; English: 915^th place)

nikkei.com

Line 乗っ取り事件の真相　新手詐欺、どう防ぐ日本経済新聞、2014年7月16日
"Line Games Suspended for One Month After Issues with Apple App Store Review". The Nikkei. November 6, 2018.

asia.nikkei.com

"SoftBank unit to invest $4.7bn in Yahoo-Line integration". Nikkei Asia. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

xtech.nikkei.com

日経クロステック（xTECH） (March 28, 2024). "個人情報保護委員会が Line ヤフーに行政指導、個人データ52万件流出受け". 日経クロステック（xTECH） (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2024.

nippon.com (Global: 2,354^th place; English: 2,704^th place)

"Line Operator Gets Administrative Guidance Again". 2024-04-16. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.

osaka.lg.jp (Global: 2,225^th place; English: low place)

city.osaka.lg.jp

"Resumption of Services Using Line". Osaka City (in Japanese). Retrieved April 11, 2021.^{[dead link]}

play.google.com (Global: 1,228^th place; English: 1,005^th place)

ppc.go.jp (Global: low place; English: low place)

個人情報保護委員会 (April 23, 2021). "個人情報の保護に関する法律に基づく行政上の対応について(Line 株式会社・令和3年4月23日）". 個人情報保護委員会. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

pressm.kr (Global: low place; English: low place)

"'라인 (Line)'은 일본製일까 한국製일까". 프레스맨 (in Korean). July 5, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2017.

previewtech.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Popcorn Buzz app launched by Line. Can do group call". June 5, 2015. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2015.

qz.com (Global: 1,110^th place; English: 695^th place)

Horwitz, Josh (August 3, 2015). "One year after the government banned it, Line is still in China—selling lattes". Quartz.

rbbtoday.com (Global: 4,116^th place; English: low place)

"仲里依紗、ヒャダイン、薬丸……芸能界でも Line 乗っ取り被害者続出". RBB TODAY. June 20, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.

researchgate.net (Global: 120^th place; English: 125^th place)

"LINE as Super App: Platformization in East Asia". www.researchgate.net. Retrieved June 30, 2025.

respond.io (Global: low place; English: low place)

Ultimate Guide to LINE for Business (Aug 2020) By Serene Tan, online overview article.

restofworld.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Welcome to Line, Japan's everything app". Rest of World. April 28, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

reuters.com (Global: 49^th place; English: 47^th place)

reuters.com

"Japan to probe Line after reports it let Chinese engineers access user data". Reuters. March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

jp.reuters.com

"台湾が中国スマホの小米科技調査、セキュリティー懸念で". ロイター. September 25, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

sec.gov (Global: 572^nd place; English: 436^th place)

"Form 6-K". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Line Corporation. December 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

serkantoto.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Dr. Serkan Toto (July 4, 2012). "Line App Gets More Social With "Home" And "Timeline" Features [Social Networks]". Dr. Serkan Toto – Japan Mobile And Social Games Consulting. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

similarweb.com (Global: 2,652^nd place; English: 2,116^th place)

"Mobile Messaging App Map of the World – January 2019". Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

softonic.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

line.en.softonic.com

"LINE for Windows. Free. In English V9.5.0.3497". December 23, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2025.

soumu.go.jp (Global: 1,638^th place; English: low place)

総務省 (April 26, 2021). "Line E株式会社に対する指導" (PDF). 総務省. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

statista.com (Global: 776^th place; English: 844^th place)

"Number of registered Line app users in selected countries as of February 2014 (in millions)". statista.

taiwannews.com.tw (Global: 3,205^th place; English: 2,266^th place)

"Line crashes in Taiwan 2021/04/12". Taiwan News. April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

takagi-hiromitsu.jp (Global: low place; English: low place)

高木浩光 (July 3, 2012). "Line がこの先生きのこるには". 高木浩光＠自宅の日記. Retrieved July 2, 2013.

techcrunch.com (Global: 187^th place; English: 146^th place)

Russell, Jon (June 17, 2015). "Line Takes Aims At The U.S. Market With An Emoji Keyboard App For iOS".
Russell, Jon (September 2015). "Messaging Firm Line Introduces A Launcher App For Android Devices".
"Line Launches A Taxi Booking Service In Japan Because Chat Apps Have Become Platforms". TechCrunch. January 8, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
"Line Launches Lightweight Version of Its Chat App for Emerging Market Android Phones". July 23, 2015.

techinasia.com (Global: 5,498^th place; English: 4,278^th place)

"Line Hits 200 Million Users, Adding 100 Million in Just 6 Months". Tech In Asia. July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
Horwitz, Josh (October 9, 2014). "LINE finally reveals it has 170 million monthly active users".
Steven Millward (February 26, 2013). "Line App to Hit Nokia Asha Phones in March, Keen to Chat Up Emerging Markets". Tech In Asia. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
Cohen, Dave (January 6, 2015). "Line Taxi launches, gives Uber first major challenger in Japan". Tech In Asia. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
"Now it's official. Line Pay is here and it's worldwide (and has an iOS bug)". Tech in Asia. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
"Line Taxi launches, gives Uber first major challenger in Japan". Tech in Asia. Retrieved February 28, 2018.

telecomasia.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

Sambandaraksa, Don (August 28, 2013). "Line vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attack". Telecomasia.net. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

thenextweb.com (Global: 1,356^th place; English: 870^th place)

Jon Russel (July 22, 2014). "Messaging app Line gets serious about privacy with Telegram-inspired 'hidden chat' feature". TheNextWeb. Retrieved November 24, 2014.

theregister.com (Global: 3,700^th place; English: 2,360^th place)

Sharwood, Simon (March 6, 2024). "Japan orders Line and Naver to disentangle their tech". The Register. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
"Japanese government rejects Yahoo! infosec improvement plan". 2024-04-17.

theverge.com (Global: 114^th place; English: 90^th place)

Vincent, James (January 8, 2015). "Japanese messaging app Line has launched a taxi service in Tokyo". The Verge. Retrieved September 3, 2015.

tone.ne.jp (Global: low place; English: low place)

"どうしたら子供を「Line いじめ」から守れるか。加害者にも被害者させないために親ができること". tone. October 18, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2021.

toucharcade.com (Global: 4,019^th place; English: 2,473^rd place)

"'Dr. Mario World' from Nintendo and Line Has Released a Day Early on the App Store". TouchArcade. July 9, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

toyokeizai.net (Global: 1,531^st place; English: low place)

"スマホに復活する「タイムマシン経営」". 東洋経済オンライン. 東洋経済新報社. December 18, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

traicy.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"LINE、タクシー配車サービス「LINE TAXI」を終了 8月31日で". TRAICY. August 3, 2018.

trutower.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Josh Robert Nay (January 19, 2013). "Line VoIP and Messaging App Now Has More Than 100 Million Users". TruTower. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

uptodown.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

line.en.uptodown.com

"Get the latest version: 15.2.1; Feb 25, 2025". February 25, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.

venturebeat.com (Global: 616^th place; English: 430^th place)

Sawers, Paul (June 30, 2016). "Ahead of IPO, mobile messaging giant Line introduces end-to-end encryption by default". VentureBeat. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Mobile Messaging App Map of the World – January 2019". Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
Esen Sagynov (2012). "The Story behind Line App Development". CUBRID.org. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
"Naver Line App is Back Online in App store". My Phone Daily. WordPress. November 1, 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
"【Line】商号変更に関するお知らせ／Information regarding Changes to Company Name". Line Corporation (Press release). April 1, 2013. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
"Line is Now Available for BlackBerry!". Line Official Blog. Line Global. August 17, 2012. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
"Line for Nokia 'Asha' Device Scheduled to be released in March 2013!". Line Official Blog. Line Global. February 26, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
Scott DeVaney (February 4, 2014). "Line Lands on Firefox Marketplace". Mozilla Apps Blog. Mozilla Foundation. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
"SoftBank unit to invest $4.7bn in Yahoo-Line integration". Nikkei Asia. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
"Line exceeds 200 million users worldwide!". July 23, 2013. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
"Popcorn Buzz app launched by Line. Can do group call". June 5, 2015. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
"스마트 폰 속 이모티콘, 세상 밖으로". 시사매거진 바이트. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
"Line – The Biggest Messaging Platform in Japan=CoDigital, inc". Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
"Help Center – Line". help.line.me. Archived from the original on June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
Sambandaraksa, Don (August 28, 2013). "Line vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attack". Telecomasia.net. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
JI (October 13, 2015). "New generation of safe messaging: "Letter Sealing"". Line Engineers' Blog. Line Corporation. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
Shin, Ki Bin (August 11, 2016). "The next step for even safer messaging: Letter Sealing". Line Corporation. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
"Line Operator Gets Administrative Guidance Again". 2024-04-16. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
"New Thai buffalo stickers for Line". 2Bangkok.com. November 11, 2014. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
"当局が Line 禁止！！通信情報提供せず処分". May 6, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
"韓国カカオトーク「事業モデル、Line がすべて真似て…」（１）". 中央日報（日本語版）. Joongang Ilbo. February 8, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
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"Line に 1400 万円賠償命令「ふるふる」特許侵害認定―東京地裁". 時事通信. May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
"スマホアプリ: Line に潜む犯罪掲示板規制なし". 毎日jp. 毎日新聞社. May 8, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
"Line 用出会い系アプリ業者が削除京都府警の要請で全国初". MSN産経ニュース. 産経新聞社. June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
"中学生、Line のトラブル続発草津市教委、対策急ぐ". 京都新聞. 京都新聞社. June 30, 2013. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
"「Line」に性的犯罪対策を要請京都府、府警". 京都新聞. 京都新聞社. July 18, 2013. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
"本日報道の一部記事について". 森川亮公式ブログ. June 19, 2014. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
"Line 森川亮社長の抗議について". 阿部重夫発行人ブログ「最後から2番目の真実」. June 20, 2014. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
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"韓国ネイバーと２６年末に接続分離＝Line ヤフー、総務省に報告". 時事通信ニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
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"Lineman service areas (in Thai)". Retrieved May 21, 2025.

yahoo.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 40^th place)

sg.sports.yahoo.com

Rick Martin (June 13, 2012). "NHN Japan Launches Popular Line App for Windows Phone". Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Inc. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

yomiuri.co.jp (Global: 361^st place; English: 1,993^rd place)

yomiuri.co.jp

"なぜ？ Line からも逃げ出し始めた若者たち". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). January 18, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
"Line がきっかけの事件多発…原因はスマホ利用に？". 読売オンライン. 読売新聞社. April 19, 2013. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
"少女性被害、９割スマホ経由…大半「Line」". 読売オンライン. 読売新聞社. March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

japannews.yomiuri.co.jp

"Line Operator Gets Administrative Guidance Again". 2024-04-17.

zdnet.com (Global: 786^th place; English: 558^th place)

"Taiwan market has great potential for Line". ZDNet. November 27, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
"Messaging giant Line to launch mobile payment service in Japan". ZDNet. Retrieved February 28, 2018.

zuuonline.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"「Line」が急に使えなくなったロシアの事情". May 8, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

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