Smilegate

Smilegate Group
스마일게이트
IndustryVideo games
FoundedJune 2002 in Seoul, South Korea
FounderKwon Hyuk-Bin
Headquarters,
ProductsCrossfire
Lost Ark
Epic Seven
TalesRunner
Revenue1.577 trillion KRW (2022)
643 billion KRW (2022)
63.3 billion KRW (2022)
OwnerKwon Hyuk-Bin (100%)[1]
Number of employees
~3,300 (2023)
ParentSmilegate Holdings
SubsidiariesSmilegate Entertainment
Smilegate RPG
Smilegate Megaport
Smilegate Stove
Smilegate West
Smilegate Barcelona
SmilegateRealies
Smilegate AI
Smilegate Investment
Smilegate Asset Management
Orange Planet
Smilegate Foundation
Websitewww.smilegate.com/en

Smilegate is a South Korean video game company headquartered in Pangyo. It develops, publishes, and services online games on mobile and PC platforms. Established in South Korea in 2002,[2] it is the creator of Crossfire, an FPS game with over six million concurrent players across the globe,[3] and many more titles. Smilegate is a corporate group owned by Smilegate Holdings. As of 2022, it was the third largest game company in Korea, according to The Korea Economic Daily.[4]

  1. ^ Chung, Grace. "Online Hit Game CrossFire Mints South Korea's Richest Self-Made Billionaire". Forbes.
  2. ^ Yoon Sung-won. "Smilegate vows to revitalize online game sector". Korea times. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  3. ^ Lee Ji-yoon. "[Herald Interview] The woman behind success of 'Crossfire'". Korea herald. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  4. ^ Cha, Jun-Ho; Cho, Jin-Hyoung (Nov 14, 2022). "Corporate restructure inevitable at Smilegate as founder faces divorce". The Korea Economic Daily.