The headquarters of Naver Corp. in Seongnam
Naver, May 8, 2024 : The headquarters of South Korea's tech giant Naver Corp. in Seongnam, south of Seoul, South Korera. Naver developed mobile messenger 'Line' in 2011 and it had about 96 million users in Japan as of 2023, according to Line Plus Corp., Naver's affiliate which operates the mobile application in South Korea. LY Corp. is the operator of Line in Japan and internet portal Yahoo Japan. LY is controlled by A Holdings, a 50-50 joint venture between Naver Corp. and Japan's SoftBank Group. (Photo by Lee Jae-Won/AFLO)