Is Kakao and line the same?

Both are technically Korean apps, but LINE is technically produced by NAVER JAPAN, a subsidiary of NAVER – Korea’s most popular search engine. Although I admit that I have both apps – Kakaotalk to communicate with Korean friends; LINE almost exclusively for group chats with my best friends.

Is Kakao owned by line?

In 2014, the company was renamed Daum Kakao….Kakao.

Native name	주식회사 카카오
Revenue	KRW₩ 4.16 trillion (2020)
Net income	KRW₩ 167.1 billion (2020)
Owners	Kim Bum-soo (31 others) 25.66\% National Pension Service 8.47\% MAXIMO Pte. Ltd. (Tencent) 6.35\% treasury stock 2.82\%
Number of employees	10,644 (2020)

Does Korea use line app?

Line. Line is the second most popular messaging app in Asia and has a few users in Korea. Although it’s South Korea-owned, it was built in Japan so that it wouldn’t unfairly compete with the already widely used KakaoTalk in Korea.

What is the most used messaging app in South Korea?

KakaoTalk
As of May 2017, KakaoTalk had 220 million registered and 49 million monthly active users. It is available in 15 languages. The app is also used by 93\% of smartphone owners in South Korea, where it is the most widely used messaging app for smart phones and personal computers.

Is line South Korean?

Line Corporation was founded on September 4, 2000, as Hangame Japan as a part of Hangame, a South Korean game company owned by NHN at the time. In August 2003, the company was renamed to NHN Japan.

Who is Kakao owned by?

Kim Beom-su
REAL TIME NET WORTH. Kim Beom-su is the founder and chairman of Kakao, South Korea’s biggest messaging app, which is installed in 90\% of the country’s smartphones. Kakao’s tens of millions of users also use the app for gaming, shopping and chatting. In 2014 Kakao acquired the country’s No.

Is LINE South Korean?

Can non Korean use KakaoTalk?

You don’t need a Korean mobile phone number to use KakaoTalk – but many functions like # and shopping / gifting may not work without a Korean phone number. Also, always back up your chats if you change numbers / device etc! You cannot ever change the email address that is associated with your KakaoTalk account.

Who is the owner of line?

Naver Corporation
Z Holdings
LINE/Parent organizations
It is wholly owned by Naver, a Korean internet company that started the service following the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Naver picked Japan because it realized it couldn’t compete with Kakao, Korea’s dominant chat app. Line has close to 2,500 staff, around 1,000 of whom are located in Japan.