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Kakao's competitors and similar companies include WeChat and LINE.

	Kakao Kakao ((주)카카오) is a company engaged in mobile communication.	WeChat WeChat International is a company developing a messaging and calling app.	LINE LINE Corporation is a company that provides a communication platform.
Founding Date	Founding Date 1995	Founding Date 2011	Founding Date 2000
Type	Type Public	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary
Tags	Tags Mobile & Telecommunications application software fintech internet provider messaging platform search social networks	Tags Technology application software messaging mobile app	Tags Technology messaging mobile app platform social networks
Locations	Locations Jeju-si, KR HQ Seongnam Si, KR	Locations Singapore, SG HQ	Locations Tokyo, JP HQ
Employees	Employees 17,117	Employees 3182% increase	Employees 3,100
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) ₩8.1t (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) ¥230.7b (FY, 2019)
Cost of goods	Cost of goods (₩2.3b) (FY, 2025)	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods N/A
Gross profit	Gross profit ₩8.2t (FY, 2025)	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit ¥234.6b (FY, 2019)
Net income	Net income ₩526.8b (FY, 2025)	Net income N/A	Net income (¥52b) (FY, 2019)
Operating ⚠
Monthly Active Users	Monthly Active Users 53.5 k (Q4, 2022)	Monthly Active Users N/A	Monthly Active Users 200 m (Q2, 2018)

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Singapore, SG

WeChat International is a company developing a messaging and calling app.

Tokyo, JP

LINE Corporation is a company that provides a communication platform.

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