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Kakao

Communication Services

Kakao Corporation is a South Korean internet conglomerate headquartered in Jeju City, formed through the 2014 merger of Daum Communications and the original Kakao Inc, with roots reaching back to 1995. Its flagship product is the KakaoTalk messaging app, which held about 90 percent of South Korea's domestic messaging market share in 2015, and the company has since expanded into financial services, entertainment, mobility and other digital platforms used by millions of people. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Company Type
Public 1
Founded Year
1995 1
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1. Kakao (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox company, type field
    type = [[Public company|Public]]
  • Infobox company, founded field
    founded = {{ublist|class = nowrap | {{Start date and age|1995|02|16|df=yes}}{{Efn|Original company; as Kakao Inc.}} | {{Start date and age|2014|10|01|df=yes}}{{Efn|Current incarnation}}
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