Kakao

Kakao is a South Korean Internet company that was established in 2010. It formed as a result of a merger between Daum Communications and the original Kakao Inc. In... Wikipedia

• Native name:  주식회사 카카오
• Romanized name:  RR: Jusikhoesa Kakao, MR: Chushikhoesa K'ak'ao
• Type:  Public
• Traded as:  KRX: 035720
• Industry:  Internet
• Founded:  2010 (original company, as Kakao Inc.), October 01, 2014 (current company)
• Founder:  Brian Kim
• Area served:  Worldwide
• Key people:  Brian Kim (founder), Stephan Kim (chairman, head of corporate alignment center), Eun-taek Hong (CEO)
• Products:  KakaoTalk, Daum
• Revenue:  KRW₩ 4.16 trillion (2020)
• Owners:  Brian Kim (23.80%), National Pension Service (6.41%), Maximo Pte (Tencent) (5.93%)
• Number of employees:  10,644 (2020)
• Subsidiaries:  Kakao Entertainment, Kakao Games, Kakao Friends, Kakao Mobility, Lycos, Inc.
• Website:  kakaocorp.com
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo