Daum Kakao Setting Up K Venture Group, a $90 Million Investment Fund for Startups
After the merger with Daum closed, Kakao has been looking to compete against LINE and other messaging apps in a bid to win more users. The latest attempt by the…
Kakao Games Make Up the Largest Profit Margins of Newly Combined Daum-Kakao
Earlier today, Daum and Kakao, which merged into one company on October 1, shared their third quarter earnings reports. The two segments are still operating separately for now, so we’ll…
KakaoTalk Celebrates As Two Year Anniversary of KakaoGame Platform Approaches
KakaoGame, the gaming platform associated with KakaoTalk is fast-approaching its two year anniversary, having first launched on July 30, 2012. Back then, mobile games were just starting to erupt. The…
Games on KakaoTalk’s Messaging App Surpass 500 Million Subscribers, Company Offering Free Emoticons Pack
WeChat isn’t the only Asian messaging application to gain user mindshare this week. KakaoTalk is also seeing great success, specifically with its Kakao Game gaming platform, which the company claims…
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Weeby.co: Creating Consistency Out of an Increasingly Fragmented Mobile Messaging Market
There is an extensive and growing collection of messaging apps out there today, many of which have matured beyond the “simply messaging” stage and moved into entertainment platforms, including LINE,…
KakaoTalk on 93 Percent of Smartphones in South Korea, Expecting $200 Million in Revenue
Although KakaoTalk may not be doing as well outside of its home country as fellow Asian apps WeChat and LINE, the messaging application is holding its own very well within…
KakaoTalk Soars to New Heights With 110 Million Users, 40 Percent Outside South Korea
KakaoTalk has certainly come a long way in such a short time. The free messaging app based out of South Korea has just surpassed 110 million users, with 40 percent…