Kakao
카카오 · 035720
Communication Services Internet & Platform · KOSPI
Market cap US$19.2B (₩26.5T)
Overview
Kakao operates KakaoTalk, South Korea's dominant mobile messaging app, and builds a wide range of services on top of it, including advertising, e-commerce, payments, ride-hailing, games, music streaming, and digital comics.
Businesses across industries use KakaoTalk's platform to reach consumers through targeted messages and commerce tools, while individual users access financial, mobility, and entertainment services through connected apps. Listed on the KOSPI, Korea's main stock exchange, Kakao organises its operations into two broad segments: a Platform segment covering advertising and fintech services, and a Content segment covering games, music, story IP, and media.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
Financials
Source: DART · FY ending Dec · latest FY2025Revenue
- FY2023US$5.5B
- FY2024US$5.7B
- FY2025US$5.9B
Operating profit
- FY2023US$334M
- FY2024US$333.5M
- FY2025US$530.5M
Net income
- FY2023−US$1.3B
- FY2024−US$117.3M
- FY2025US$375.3M
Key ratios (FY2025)
Why it matters
Kakao's subsidiaries include Kakao Pay, Kakao Mobility, Kakao Games, Kakao Entertainment, and Kakao Piccoma, each operating as a distinct business under the broader Kakao group structure.
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