Where is Daum located?

Daum is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is registered at SURVEY NO.367 OF 18 NEYVELI VILLAGE, POONDI BLOCK, THIRUVALL, UR TALUK, Thiruvallur, THIRUVALLUR DISTRICT, Tamil Nadu, India, 602023.

Where does Daum rank among its competitors?

Daum ranks 3rd amongst 972 active competitors, of which 18 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Riple, which secured $263K in Jul, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Daum?

Daum's top competitors include Inshorts, Gunosy and Dailyhunt. Among them, Riple secured the most recent funding round in July, 2024.

Daum - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Daum is an acquired company based in Seoul (South Korea), founded in 1997 by Jaewoong Lee. It operates as an Operator of a web portal providing search and related services. The company has 972 active competitors, including 18 funded and 16 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Inshorts, Gunosy and Dailyhunt.

Company Details

Operator of a web portal providing search and related services. It offers news aggregation, email, dictionary, and community forum functionalities. The portal connects users to information and various online content. It facilitates access to diverse services through its platform.

Website: www.daum.net/
Email ID: *****@kakaocorp.com
Registered Address: SURVEY NO.367 OF 18 NEYVELI VILLAGE, POONDI BLOCK, THIRUVALL, UR TALUK, Thiruvallur, THIRUVALLUR DISTRICT, Tamil Nadu, India, 602023

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1997

Location

Seoul, South Korea

Stage

Acquired

Investors

Hyundai Venture Investment

Ranked

3^rd among 972 active competitors

Investment & Acquisitions

Tapas

Similar Companies

Inshorts & 973 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Upstage (May 07, 2026)

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Daum is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
KYUNGJOO HOTEL PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U55101TN2011PTC170756 , India, Active	Jun 15, 2011	0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
DUCK WOO AUTOIND PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U34300TN2008PTC066873 , India, Active	Mar 18, 2008	₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	18 (As on Feb 29, 2024)

Daum got acquired by Upstage on May 07, 2026.

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Daum is a funded company. Daum has 1 institutional investor.

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The founders of Daum is Jaewoong Lee.

Here are the details of Daum's key team members:

Jaewoong Lee: Founder of Daum.

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Top competitors of Daum include Inshorts, Gunosy and Dailyhunt. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Daum, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Inshorts 2013, Noida (India), Series C	Provider of summarized news articles across various categories and sources	$35.6M	Addition, Times Internet & 8 others	60/100
2nd	Gunosy 2012, Minato City (Japan), Public	Gunosy is a Japanese-based social media news aggregator	$24.1M	JAFCO Group, KDDI & 2 others	60/100
3rd	Daum 1997, Seoul (South Korea), Acquired	Operator of a web portal providing search and related services	-	Hyundai Venture Investment	53/100
4th	Dailyhunt 2009, Bengaluru (India), Unfunded	Provider of personalized news content aggregated in multiple Indian languages	-	Orios Venture Partners	53/100
5th	KidzByte 2018, Mumbai (India), Acquired	Educational news app for children	$471K	-	46/100
6th	RiverApp 2013, Munich (Germany), Acqui-Hired	Smartphone app to monitor river conditions	$6M	.406 Ventures, Founders Fund & 4 others	46/100
7th	Newsvoice 2017, Stockholm (Sweden), Seed	App-based news aggregator offering multi-category news	$793K	Sting, Redmind & 4 others	46/100
8th	Omni 2012, Stockholm (Sweden), Public	A curated news service	-	-	45/100
9th	Riple 2023, London (United Kingdom), Seed	AI powered news research and delivery platform for businesses	$331K	Disrupt-X, MBA Ventures & 2 others	45/100
10th	Upday 2003, Berlin (Germany), Unfunded	Personalized news service for Samsung users	-	-	45/100