article_snippet: For smartphone users in Asia where most of Line's 181 million monthly users are located, the characters are as familiar as old school icons such as Hello Kitty and Disney's animated stars.
article_snippet: Locals and tourists from Vietnam, China and Hong Kong queued to take a picture with Brown and other human-size cutout Line characters, as if Locals and tourists from Vietnam, China and Hong Kong were pop stars.
article_snippet: Evelyn Tan, a 27-year-old from northwestern China, and her friend Keira Yi, 23, from Beijing, said Evelyn Tan, a 27-year-old from northwestern China, and her friend Keira Yi, 23, from Beijing don't use Line in China but came to look at Brown and other cute dolls. '
article_snippet: I have some friends from Taiwan and some friends from Taiwan use Line,' said Tan. '
article_snippet: For smartphone users in Asia where most of Line's 181 million monthly users are located, the characters are as familiar as old school icons such as Hello Kitty and Disney's animated stars.
highlights_snippet: Line's 181 million monthly users are mainly located in Asia .
  