Messaging service Line sees quarterly profit and sales fall short
Ad revenue growth fails to make up for fall in mobile game and digital stamp offerings
Value of messaging market expected to fall by $600m by 2019
Instant chat apps will double in volume over the same period, according to data
Cute icons, wicked witches: How Line reached $15bn
Tokyo-based messaging application has grown to more than 370m subscribers since 2011
Has WhatsApp’s Facebook deal pushed users to rivals?
Telegram claims almost 5m users signed up in one day after news of Zuckerberg’s purchase
Wall Street sees sense in Facebook’s WhatsApp purchase
Deal makes strategic sense as it will solidify social network’s position as a leader in mobile
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