Naver Corporation

Naver Corporation
Native name
네이버 주식회사
Neibeo Jusikhoesa
Company typePublic
KRX: 035420
IndustryConglomerate
FoundedJune 2, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-06-02)
FounderLee Hae-jin [ko]
HeadquartersNaver Green Factory, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, South Korea
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Choi Soo-Yeon [ko], CEO
RevenueIncrease 6.8 trillion (2021)[1]
Increase ₩ 1.3 trillion (2021)
Increase ₩ 16.4 trillion (2021)
Total assetsIncrease ₩ 33.6 trillion (2021)
Number of employees
4,103 (excl. subsidiaries, 2021)[2]
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.navercorp.com

The Naver Corporation (Korean네이버 주식회사) is a South Korean internet conglomerate headquartered in Seongnam that operates the search engine Naver. Naver established itself as an early pioneer in the use of user-generated content through the creation of the online Q&A platform Knowledge iN.

On August 1, 2013, Naver decided to split with Hangame, a corporation with which it had grown together with as NHN Corporation for 13 years.[4] On October 1, 2013, the company adopted its current name, Naver Corporation, in order to reflect the change, thus restoring its pre-merger name. Hangame is now overseen by NHN Entertainment Corporation. Naver's current affiliates include Snow, Naver Labs, Naver Webtoon, NAVER Cloud, and Works Mobile. The company is currently cooperating with IT startups in order to evolve into a tech-based platform.

  1. ^ "4Q21 Earnings Result" (PDF). January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Naver Annual Report 2020. March 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.navercorp.com/navercorp_/ir/auditReport/2020/NAVER_3Q20_Audit_Eng.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "네이버-한게임 13년 만에 분리 '독자경영' 체제로". inews24. June 28, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2017.