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Spotify, Netflix, LINE, Pandora & HBO NOW top the list of 2016’s biggest apps by revenue
According to a new year-end report from Sensor Tower detailing the top apps of 2016, streaming services dominated when it came to which apps, outside of games, pulled in the most revenue over the past year. At the top of the list is Spotify, which not only scored the number one spot on the iTunes App Store, but also was the number one revenue earner across both platforms, including both… Read More
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Why Southeast Asia Is Leading The World’s Most Disruptive Mobile Business Models
Earlier this summer, more than 35,000 industry leaders gathered at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2015 to discuss the future of mobile, making it the largest-ever mobile-focused event in Asia. I was joined by peers from Netflix, Line, Ola Cabs, Flipkart and Twitter to discuss future business models for the mobile Internet. Most of this discussion steered towards China and India, but I was there… Read More
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Chat App Line Invests In Mobile Games With New $20M Joint Venture
With revenue dropping this past quarter following a slump, Japan-based messaging firm Line is going back to what it knows best with a new $20 million joint venture to create mobile games. The company, which is owned by Korean Internet giant Naver, has partnered with Korean game development firm LongTu to create Hong Kong-based Lantu Games. The 50-50 venture (each side is putting in $10… Read More
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Chat App Line’s Revenue Falls For First Time Amid Struggle For Global Growth
Mobile messaging app Line saw its revenue decrease quarter-on-quarter for the first time as the Japanese company battles to grow its user base amid increased competition worldwide. The company, which saw its monthly active user count rise by 6 million to 211 million, posted revenues of 27.8 billion JPY ($224 million) for Q2 2015. That represents a 37 percent year-on-year increase, but a 1… Read More
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Line Moves Into Group Calling With Popcorn Buzz, Lets You Talk With Up To 200 People For Free
Line, the messaging upstart out of Japan, is adding group calling into its ever-expanding web of services. Popcorn Buzz, as the app is called, is entering a crowded market for group calling services — they include dozens of conference calling businesses, along with Skype, Google, Kakao Talk and more. The twist (or gimmick, if you’re a bit more cynical) here is that the service… Read More
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Messaging App Firm Line Is Testing A $2 Per Month Music Streaming Service
Line, the Japanese messaging app with 205 million active users, is continuing its push into entertainment services after it began testing a standalone $2 per month music streaming app. Line Music is being trialled in Thailand, where Line has carried out a series of other pilots related to its shift into value-added services. The app is available for iOS and Android and is integrated into the… Read More
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Facebook Plans To Turn Messenger Into A Platform
Next week at its F8 developer conference, Facebook will announce new ways for third parties to offer experiences through its Messenger app, according to multiple sources. Facebook hopes to make Messenger more useful, after seeing Asia’s chat apps WeChat and Line succeed as platforms that go beyond just texting with friends. Read More
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Here’s How Chat Apps Are Becoming As Important As Social Media For Brands
Social media marketing will soon include chat apps, as this example from Sir Paul McCartney and the use of Line show. Line Pay, The Messaging App’s Mobile Payments Service, Makes Its Global Debut
Back in October, Line Corporation, which operates the messaging app, announced plans for a mobile payments service. Now the feature, called Line Pay, will be available December 8 as an update for most users around the world. Let’s Get Over Ourselfies
It just became even easier to take selfies at inappropriate times. LINE is set to launch a new app just for selfies. Its key feature? It doesn’t make a shutter sound, so no one will notice when you’re surreptitiously snapping a closeup of yourself.
The messaging company’s latest app, called B612, only uses the front-facing camera on your phone and “makes the process… Read More
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