The turnover of digital comic platform Kakao Webtoon, formerly Daum Webtoon, amounted to around eight hundred billion South Korean won in 2020 and was estimated to reach a value of approximately 1.52 trillion South Korean won in 2023. The updated service includes works from both Daum Webtoon and Kakao page, and starts to target foreign markets as well.
Turnover of Kakao webtoon from 2019 to 2020, with estimates for 2021 to 2023
(in trillion South Korean won)
The former Daum Webtoon was rebranded as Kakao Webtoon as of August 1, 2021, combining existing works from Daum Webtoon and new works from Kakao Page with updated features.
1,000 South Korean won equals 0.86 U.S. dollars or 0.73 euros as of September 2021.
Figures have been rounded.
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Maeil Business Newspaper. (May 14, 2021). Turnover of Kakao webtoon from 2019 to 2020, with estimates for 2021 to 2023 (in trillion South Korean won) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262101/kakao-webtoon-turnover/
Maeil Business Newspaper. "Turnover of Kakao webtoon from 2019 to 2020, with estimates for 2021 to 2023 (in trillion South Korean won)." Chart. May 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262101/kakao-webtoon-turnover/
Maeil Business Newspaper. (2021). Turnover of Kakao webtoon from 2019 to 2020, with estimates for 2021 to 2023 (in trillion South Korean won). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262101/kakao-webtoon-turnover/
Maeil Business Newspaper. "Turnover of Kakao Webtoon from 2019 to 2020, with Estimates for 2021 to 2023 (in Trillion South Korean Won)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262101/kakao-webtoon-turnover/
Maeil Business Newspaper, Turnover of Kakao webtoon from 2019 to 2020, with estimates for 2021 to 2023 (in trillion South Korean won) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262101/kakao-webtoon-turnover/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Turnover of Kakao webtoon from 2019 to 2020, with estimates for 2021 to 2023 (in trillion South Korean won) [Graph], Maeil Business Newspaper, May 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262101/kakao-webtoon-turnover/