Webtoon - About the company
Webtoon is a public company based in Seongnam-si (South Korea), founded in 1995 by JunKoo Kim. It operates as an Online platform for reading comics. The company has 315 active competitors, including 20 funded and 13 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Toonsutra, Ridibooks and Pratilipi Comics.
Company Details
Online platform for reading comics. It offers a vast library of original comics, manga, and manhwa, across various genres, allowing users to read and discover new stories. Its mobile app is available for both the ios and android platforms.
- Website
- webtoon.com
- Email ID
- *****@webtoon.com
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Founded Year
1995
Location
Seongnam-si, South Korea
Stage
Public
Ranked
25th among 315 active competitors
Employee Count
1,800 as on Dec 31, 2024
Exit Details
Public
Webtoon's IPO details
Webtoon got listed on Jun 27, 2024.
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Webtoon's funding and investors
Webtoon has not raised any funding rounds yet.
Webtoon's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Webtoon is JunKoo Kim. JunKoo Kim is the CEO of Webtoon.
Here are the details of Webtoon's key team members:
- JunKoo Kim: Founder & CEO of Webtoon.
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Webtoon's employee count trend
Webtoon has 1,800 employees as of Dec 24. Here is Webtoon's employee count trend over the years:
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Webtoon's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Webtoon include Toonsutra, Ridibooks and Pratilipi Comics. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Webtoon, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Toonsutra 2021, Beverly Hills (United States), Seed | App-based comic book reading platform | $5.9M | 63/100 | |
2nd | Ridibooks 2009, Seoul (South Korea), Series C | Provider of digital comics, novels, and ebooks | $28M | 61/100 | |
3rd | Pratilipi Comics 2019, Bengaluru (India), Unfunded | Provider of platform for reading comics | - | - | 59/100 |
4th | Dashverse 2022, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Provider of an AI engine and platform for digital storytelling | $18M | 59/100 | |
5th | Provider of digital platform for reading manga, webtoons, manhua, and comics | $3.1M | 59/100 | ||
6th | Dashtoon 2022, Wilmington (United States), Series A | Operator of a platform for reading and creating digital comics | $20.1M | 58/100 | |
7th | comiXology 2007, New York City (United States), Acquired | Cloud-based digital comics service provider | $3.22M | 57/100 | |
8th | WEBTOON 2005, Los Angeles (United States), Unfunded | Online platform offering comics | - | - | 57/100 |
9th | Toomics 2015, Seoul (South Korea), Acquired | Comic book reading platform | $10.9M | 55/100 | |
10th | Manta 2001, Seoul (South Korea), Unfunded | Subscription-based platform for reading and streaming webcomics | - | - | 52/100 |
25th | Webtoon 1995, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Public | Online platform for reading comics | - | - | 43/100 |
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Webtoon's Investments and acquisitions
Webtoon has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
News related to Webtoon
Media has covered Webtoon for a total of 10 events in the last 1 year, 3 of them have been about company updates and 3 about partnerships.
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Naver Webtoon Reports Revenue Increase Following Anti-Piracy MeasuresTelecompaper•Apr 22, 2026•Webtoon
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WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial ResultsGlobeNewswire•Mar 04, 2026•Webtoon
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Grabar Law Investigates Claims for Cytokinetics, Fortrea, Inspire Medical, and WEBTOON ShareholdersGlobeNewswire•Nov 26, 2025•Grabar Law Office, Cytokinetics, Webtoon, Fortrea and 2 others
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WEBTOON and Disney Announce Digital Comics Platform and Planned Equity InvestmentGlobal Legal Chronicle•Oct 07, 2025•Webtoon, The Walt Disney Company
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Disney and WEBTOON Entertainment Expand Partnership for New Digital Comics PlatformFinancial Post•Sep 16, 2025•Webtoon, Disneyworld Disney Go Com, The Walt Disney Company, WEBTOON and 1 other
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Webtoon Entertainment's Naver Webtoon Launches Cuts, Short-Form Animated Video Feature in KoreaFinancial Post•Sep 04, 2025•Webtoon
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WEBTOON Entertainment Appoints Saeju Jeong to Its Board of DirectorsFinancial Post•Jun 18, 2025•Webtoon
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