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Kakao's competitors and similar companies include X, Telnic and Linkquest Telecom.

	Kakao Kakao ((주)카카오) is a company engaged in mobile communication.	X X (formerly known as Twitter) is a company that provides a social networking platform.	Telnic Telnic is the Registry Operator for the award-winning, communications-focused .tel top level domain.	Linkquest Telecom Linkquest Telecom is an end to end telecom solution provider.
Founding Date	Founding Date 1995	Founding Date 2006	Founding Date 2000	Founding Date 1996
Type	Type Public	Type Subsidiary	Type Private	Type Private
Tags	Tags Mobile & Telecommunications application software fintech internet provider messaging platform search social networks	Tags Technology messaging mobile app platform social networks	Tags Mobile & Telecommunications Technology app development messaging platform search	Tags Mobile & Telecommunications internet provider social networks
Locations	Locations Jeju-si, KR HQ Seongnam Si, KR	Locations San Francisco, US HQ Bengaluru, IN Dublin, IE Tokyo, JP Seoul, KR Mexico City, MX Singapore, SG see more	Locations London, GB HQ Tempe, US	Locations Noida, IN HQ Baulkham Hills, AU Manama, BH Kolkata, IN Kolkata, IN New Delhi, IN Yangon, MM see more
Employees	Employees 17,117	Employees 1,1662% decrease	Employees 517% decrease	Employees 725
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) ₩8.1t (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) $5.1b (FY, 2021)	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) N/A
Cost of goods	Cost of goods (₩2.3b) (FY, 2025)	Cost of goods $1.8b (FY, 2021)	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods N/A
Gross profit	Gross profit ₩8.2t (FY, 2025)	Gross profit $3.3b (FY, 2021)	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit N/A
Net income	Net income ₩526.8b (FY, 2025)	Net income ($221.4m) (FY, 2021)	Net income N/A	Net income N/A
Funding
Total funding raised	Total funding raised $ 467m	Total funding raised $ 2.7b	Total funding raised $ 35m	Total funding raised N/A