- CEO
- Soo-yeon Choi
- Full Time Employees
- 4,390
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Address
- NAVER Green Factory Seongnam-si South Korea 13561
- IPO Date
- Oct 5, 2022
- Business
- NAVER Corporation operates as a leading South Korean internet conglomerate, primarily providing an online search portal and diverse digital platform services including search, AI technologies, online advertising, commerce, content ecosystems, cloud computing, and fintech solutions. The company offers core products and services such as the Naver search engine with integrated AI recommendations via AiRSearch and generative AI capabilities through HyperCLOVA X; commerce platforms including Smart Store for small and medium-sized enterprises, Naver Shopping Live for real-time livestream shopping, Naver Plus Membership for rewards and benefits, and price comparison tools; fintech offerings via Naver Pay encompassing mobile payments, quick settlements, business loans using alternative credit evaluation, MST-based in-store payments, overseas QR payments, and loan/insurance comparison services; content platforms like Naver Webtoon as the global number one storytech platform, Naver Blog with over 3 billion posts, Naver Knowledge iN with 950 million answers, Naver Cafe communities, and encyclopedic resources; communication tools including LINE messaging (via affiliate), BAND for group collaboration, and SNOW AI camera app; cloud services through Naver Cloud with hyperscale data centers such as Geach Chuncheon and Geach Sejong; advanced R&D via Naver Labs focusing on robotics (e.g., Around autonomous robot, Away in-vehicle platform), autonomous driving, Papago AI translation, Whale browser, digital twins, XR/real-time engines, and spatial intelligence; and additional enterprise solutions like Naver Works for integrated workflows, Poshmark as North America's top C2C fashion platform following its 2023 acquisition, and global ventures in metaverse, AR/VR social platforms, and digital media analytics. Founded in June 1999 by Lee Hae-jin and headquartered at Naver Green Factory in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, NAVER conducts operations across Asia (Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, China), North America (United States), and Europe (France), serving individual users, businesses, content creators, and enterprises with a workforce of approximately 4,300 employees and 2023 revenue of 9.67 trillion won. Recent major developments include the planned establishment of NAVER Ventures in Silicon Valley in June 2025 to expand startup investments in North America, starting with video AI firm TwelveLabs and building on prior D2SF fund activities; a $690 million GPU investment announced in November 2025 via Nvidia partnership to bolster physical AI infrastructure for robotics, logistics, and autonomous systems, alongside GPU-as-a-Service offerings; Naver Cloud's acquisition of digital healthcare firm Cenacle in November 2025 to strengthen medtech presence after prior investments in JNPMedi and partnership with InBody; a transformative strategic alliance with Dunamu (Upbit operator) announced in late November 2025 involving a combined 10 trillion won investment for global AI-Web3 fintech synergy and rumored all-stock acquisition pursuit; expansion of Naver Pay integrations with Samsung Pay, UnionPay, Alipay+, WeChat Pay, and SME credit programs; completion of the robot-friendly 1784 headquarters in 2022 fusing AI, cloud, and autonomous tech; and ongoing launches like AI chatbot integrations for Webtoon IP engagement and Whale browser's UBT assessment tools adopted by Gwangju education platforms.