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Kakao Corp. is engaged in developing portals and other internet information service parameters. It operates through following business divisions: Advertising Platform and Contents Platform. Its services offered includes communication, media, content, games, lifestyle, fintech, and search. The company was founded on February 16, 1995 and is headquartered in Jeju-si, South Korea.

Kakao Company Stats

Industry: IT Software & Services

Founded: 1995

Headquarters: Jejusi

Country/Territory: South Korea

Chief Executive Officer: Shin-ah Chung

Employees: 14,178

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#348

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Kakao Financial Summary

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Revenue

$5.9B

Assets

$19.1B

Profits

-$770.1M

Sources

FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.

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