LINE vs Telegram Messenger
LINE
LINE Corporation
App Store
$127.4K/mo
~$1.53M/yr · 2.0M installs
VS
Telegram Messenger
Telegram FZ-LLC
App Store
$2.51M/mo
~$30.06M/yr · 50.0M installs
Revenue winner
Telegram Messenger wins
+1866% vs other
Installs winner
Telegram Messenger wins
+2429% vs other
MAU winner
Telegram Messenger wins
+1240% vs other
Rating winner
Telegram Messenger wins
+24% vs other
Why Telegram Messenger is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Telegram Messenger earns roughly 20× more per month than LINE - $2.51M vs $127.4K.
- Aggressive pricing. Telegram Messenger undercuts at $3.00/mo vs $4.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Telegram Messenger has ~50.0M lifetime installs vs LINE's ~2.0M - 25.3× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Telegram Messenger sits at 4.01★ vs 3.23★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
LINE
vs
Telegram Messenger
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$127.4K
▶
$2.51M
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.53M
▶
$30.06M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.0M
▶
50.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
791K
▶
10.6M
App Store rating
3.23★
▶
4.01★
Total ratings
18K
▶
273K
US grossing rank
-
▶
#50
Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
◀
$3.00
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
=
10 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jun 23, 2011
- Last updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- File size
- 380.6 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 26.9.0
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian +11 more
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Aug 14, 2013
- Last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- File size
- 228.9 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 12.8.1
- Languages
- Arabic, BE, Catalan, Dutch, English, French +13 more
LINE trajectory
Telegram Messenger trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, LINE or Telegram Messenger? v
Telegram Messenger earns about $2.51M per month, while LINE earns about $127.4K. That is a 19.7× revenue gap (~$2.38M more per month for Telegram Messenger). Annual revenue: LINE ≈ $1.53M/year, Telegram Messenger ≈ $30.06M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, LINE or Telegram Messenger? v
Telegram Messenger leads with about 50.0M estimated downloads vs 2.0M for LINE - a 25.3× gap. LINE's App Store downloads are estimated from 18K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Telegram Messenger's App Store downloads are estimated from 273K ratings.
Are LINE and Telegram Messenger in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do LINE and Telegram Messenger offer? v
LINE: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Telegram Messenger: IAP range 10 tiers detected. LINE runs a "Subscription (~$4.99/mo)" monetization model; Telegram Messenger runs "Subscription (~$3.00/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #50". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, LINE or Telegram Messenger? v
Telegram Messenger edges ahead with ★ 4.0 vs ★ 3.2 (gap of 0.8 stars). Rating volume: LINE 18K ratings, Telegram Messenger 273K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these LINE vs Telegram Messenger revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $127.4K for LINE and $2.51M for Telegram Messenger are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare LINE or Telegram Messenger to a different App Store app? v
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