please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message line corporation ltd. native name line type public traded as tyo 3938 nyse ln industry internet and telecommunication founded tokyo japan september 4 2000 2000 09 04 headquarters tokyo japan area served worldwide key people takeshi idezawa ceo products line naver livedoor revenue 120.7 b 2015 number of employees 644 parent naver corporation subsidiaries line plus corporation line business partners corporation datahotel co. ltd. website linecorp.com line corporation is a japanese subsidiary of the korean internet search giant naver . the company s business is mainly associated with the development of mobile applications and internet services . 1 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 line 2.2 livedoor 2.3 music 2.4 mobile video games 3 references 4 external links history edit line corporation was founded on september 4 2000 as hangame japan corporation a south korean game company owned by naver . on august 24 2003 the company was renamed as nhn japan corporation . from april 1 2013 the company is traded as line corporation . 2 products edit line edit line is a smartphone pc and mac app which allows users to make calls and messaging with other line users both nationally and internationally . the service was launched in june 2011 and it is being used in 230 countries around the world . livedoor edit livedoor is a japanese web portal . it also operates a blogging service livedoor blog as well as a news portal livedoor news . music edit line music is a music streaming service that is available in japan and thailand . mobile video games edit line also publish mobile video games including the disney tsum tsum mobile game based on the disney tsum tsum line of collectible plushies . 3 it is the ninth top mobile game by revenue of 2015 grossing 326 million in 2015 . 4 references edit internet portal japan portal line corporation . line corporation . http linecorp.com en company line disney tsum tsum . apple . retrieved 27 january 2016 . superdata s 2015 stats place league of legends and clash of clans at the top . mmos.com . 26 january 2016 . retrieved 27 january 2016 . external links edit line corporation homepage line naver japan livedoor retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title line corporation & oldid 736419410 categories naver corporationinternet in japancompanies based in tokyointernet search enginescompanies established in 20002000 establishments in japancompanies listed on the tokyo stock exchangecompanies listed on the new york stock exchangehidden categories articles lacking reliable references from january 2014all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles needing additional references from january 2014all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages portugu s edit links this page was last modified on 27 august 2016 at 10 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view