Kakao
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Kakao Corp.
is a South Korean internet platform company listed on the KOSPI, Korea's main stock exchange. It operates one of South Korea's most widely used digital ecosystems, built around KakaoTalk, a mobile messaging application that serves as a central communication tool for the vast majority of the South Korean population. Beyond messaging, the company extends its platform into areas such as digital content, fintech, mobility, and online services, reaching consumers and businesses across the country. It sits within the internet subsector of the broader IT industry.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
Kakao functions as the parent of a large group of separately listed subsidiaries, a structure common among major Korean technology conglomerates, meaning its consolidated business spans far more services than the parent entity alone directly operates.
Kakao in five facts
What does Kakao do?
Kakao Corp.
Where is Kakao listed and in which sector?
Kakao (Korean name: 카카오) trades under KRX code 035720 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Communication Services sector, Internet & Platform.
How large is Kakao?
Its market capitalisation was US$20B on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's large-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were Kakao's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, Kakao reported revenue of US$6.1B, operating profit of US$552.5M and net income of US$390.9M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-05). Revenue was up 2.9% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-05
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21 close)
- Company data updated
- 2026-10-21
- Company summary
- AI-generated from filings; may contain errors. Information only, not investment advice.
- [Amended] Investor relations (IR) meeting (notice)Oct 16
- Investor relations (IR) meeting (notice)Oct 14
- Earnings release schedule notice (notice)Oct 14
- Investor relations (IR) meeting (notice)Oct 8
- Investor relations (IR) meeting (notice)Oct 1
- Reply to exchange inquiry (rumor/report) (unconfirmed)Sep 22
- Reply to exchange inquiry (rumor/report) (unconfirmed)Sep 18
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 18
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 18
- Investor relations (IR) meeting (notice)Sep 9
- [Attachment amended] Material event report (merger)M&A · Aug 24
- Material event report (merger)
Kakao Corp. decides on a small-scale merger in which it will absorb its wholly owned subsidiary Kakao Investment, as part of a broader restructuring that includes a planned spin-off of Kakao's KakaoTalk platform business into a new company (tentatively "Kakao AI"); the merger ratio is 1.0000000:0.0000000 with no new shares issued, and the merger date is set for 2027-01-01.
M&A · Aug 21 - Material event report (spin-off)
On 2026-08-21, Kakao Corp.'s board resolved to split the company into a surviving company (provisionally "Kakao X Corp.") holding the techfin/content/mobility investment businesses and a newly established company (provisionally "Kakao AI Corp.") holding the KakaoTalk-based platform business, via a pro-rata spin-off with a split ratio of 0.6351463 (surviving) to 0.3648537 (newly established), record date December 31, 2026, and a split date of January 1, 2027.
M&A · Aug 21 - Operating results (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Kakao filed provisional (unaudited) separate results for Q2 2026: revenue of US$502M (+9.1% year on year), operating profit of US$88.7M (+17% year on year) and net income of US$224M (+1757.1% year on year).
Earnings · Aug 6 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Kakao filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q2 2026: revenue of US$1.48B (+3.5% year on year), operating profit of US$195M (+49% year on year) and net income of US$12.6M (−89.5% year on year).
Earnings · Aug 6 - Operating results (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Kakao filed provisional (unaudited) separate results for Q1 2026: revenue of US$482M (+5.9% year on year), operating profit of US$82M (+14.8% year on year) and net income of US$113M (+105.1% year on year).
Earnings · May 7 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Kakao filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q1 2026: revenue of US$1.33B (+4.2% year on year), operating profit of US$145M (+100.6% year on year) and net income of US$156M (+13.2% year on year).
Earnings · May 7 - Material event report (treasury share disposal)
Kakao disclosed a plan to sell treasury shares worth US$16M, about 0.1% of its market value.
Treasury Shares · Apr 16 - [Amended] Cash/in-kind dividend decision
Kakao updated its declared cash dividend of US$0.05 per share, equal to about 0.1% of the recent share price.
Dividend · Mar 26 · 2 versions - Business transfer to a related partyM&A · Mar 11
- Operating results (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Kakao filed provisional (unaudited) separate results for Q4 2025: revenue of US$503M (+5% year on year), operating profit of US$88.6M (+4.4% year on year) and net income of US$49.7M (from a loss a year earlier).
Earnings · Feb 12 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Kakao filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q4 2025: revenue of US$1.48B (+9% year on year), operating profit of US$141M (+169.7% year on year) and a net loss of US$27.2M.
Earnings · Feb 12 - Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies)
Kakao reported consolidated results for FY2025: revenue of US$5.61B (+2.9% year on year), operating profit of US$507M (+59.1% year on year) and net income of US$364M (from a loss a year earlier).
Earnings · Feb 12 - Material event report (treasury share disposal)
Kakao disclosed a plan to sell treasury shares worth US$531K, about 0.0% of its market value.
Treasury Shares · Feb 11