LY Corporation (LINE + Yahoo! Japan)
LINEヤフー株式会社
Business focus
Internet, E-commerce & Platforms
Description
LY Corporation was formed in October 2023 through the merger of LINE Corporation and Yahoo! Japan (Z Holdings), controlled by A Holdings, a joint venture of SoftBank and Naver. LINE is Japan's dominant messaging app with tens of millions of monthly active users, integrated with LINE Pay, news and mini-apps. Yahoo! Japan adds search, portal and e-commerce, while affiliate PayPay is the country's largest QR wallet.