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Messaging App Line's New Offering is Their First Endeavor Outside of Japan

— February 4, 2016 — Tech
The on-demand service industry is a quickly emerging one, giving many new startups a shot, whether they focus on food delivery or digital butler assistance. Existing messaging app Line, which is known for its adorable sticker animations, is diversifying by offering a digital butler service. This follows other recent ventures from the Japan-based and Korean-owned company, including on-demand taxis, in-app payments and music and video streaming.

Scheduled to launch this month in Thailand, Line app's new offering is the first to come out of their new Bangkok-based research and development team. With an active monthly user base of 215 million, Line is pursuing a number of ways to monetize. The R&D branch in particular is tasked with creating apps and services for local markets in Asia.
Trend Themes
1. Digital Butler Assistance - Messaging apps can provide a platform for direct access to digital butler services that cater to specific local markets.
2. In-app Service Monetization - Apps with large user bases, like messaging apps, can leverage their popularity to monetize by offering additional on-demand services.
3. Expansion of On-demand Services - The emergence of on-demand services is creating opportunities for tech companies to expand beyond their traditional offerings and diversify their revenue streams.
Industry Implications
1. Messaging Apps - Messaging apps can leverage their existing user bases to offer new on-demand services and diversify their revenue streams.
2. On-demand Services - New on-demand services are emerging, creating opportunities for startups to disrupt traditional industries and for established companies to diversify their offerings.
3. Mobile Payment and Banking - Messaging apps can potentially evolve into mobile payment and banking platforms, and expand their services in this new market.
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