Line messenger on games and stickers earned $177 million in the quarter

The market for communication applications continues to grow rapidly. Today, the Japanese Line Corp reported that in the second quarter of 2014, which ended for the company on June 30, its revenue amounted to ¥ 18.2 billion ($177 million).

This is 25% more than the company earned in the first quarter of 2014 and 146% more revenue in the second quarter of last year. Latin America and Southeast Asia have become the main growth catalysts. The messenger continues to earn most of its money from gaming and sticker sales.

For comparison, Kakao Corp managed to earn $560 million from games alone in the first six months of this year.

Out of curiosity: yes, it is believed that Line is most popular in its homeland — in Japan, but according to the resource Techinasia.com Of the 470 million registered messenger users in the world, only 25 million live in the Land of the Rising Sun. Another 27 million live in Thailand, 20 million in Indonesia, and 17 million in Taiwan.

The latest figures demonstrate as clearly as possible at the expense of which regions mobile game revenues will grow in 2015.

Source: http://www.techinasia.com