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	Launched in June 2011, the leading mobile messaging platform just reported the number of users of 200 million in March.</div>
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	Akira Morikawa, chief executive officer of the company, attributed the rapid increase to the growth in smartphone market as well as features of the messaging platform.&nbsp;</div>
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	He promises new features as LINE expects to grow the number of users to 500 million next year.&nbsp;</div>

LINE users exceeding 300mn

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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

LINE users exceeding 300mn

The number of LINE users worldwide has already hit 300 million and LINE Corp expects to grow it to 500 million in 2014.

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