Paul McCartney celebrates popularity on Line by selling 'sound stickers' to fans
by Stuart Dredge from Technology | The Guardian on (#7ZZ0)
Ex-Wings frontman has more followers on Japanese messaging app than on Twitter and Facebook combined
Paul McCartney has become the first western musician to sell a set of "sound stickers" within messaging app Line, where his official profile has nearly 10.7 million followers.
He's one of the most popular artists on Line, and the app has become the former Beatle's biggest social platform by some distance. McCartney has 2.3 million followers on Twitter and 6.2m likes for his Facebook page.
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