Where is Webzen located?

Webzen is headquartered in Seongnam-si, South Korea.

How many employees does Webzen have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Webzen is 241.

Where does Webzen rank among its competitors?

Webzen ranks 30th amongst 1831 active competitors, of which 155 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was JetSynthesys, which secured $113K in Jul, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Webzen?

Webzen's top competitors include Scopely, Krafton and Epic Games. Among them, JetSynthesys secured the most recent funding round in July, 2026.

Webzen - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Webzen is a public company based in Seongnam-si (South Korea), founded in 2000. It operates as a Video game developer and publisher specializing in MMORPGs. The company has 1831 active competitors, including 155 funded and 228 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Scopely, Krafton and Epic Games.

Company Details

Webzen is a South Korean video game developer and publisher specializing in freemium MMORPGs for PC platform. Has developed multiple games including "MU Online" - a medieval fantasy MMORPG and "Archlord" - a fantasy MMORPG game for the PC platform. It also allows gamers to buy the "Wcoins" as virtual currency which can be further used for purchasing virtual goods inside the games. It offers its games to the gamers based on the freemium model.

Website: www.webzen.com/
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Founded Year

2000

Location

Seongnam-si, South Korea

Stage

Public

Investors

M Venture Investment

Ranked

30^th among 1831 active competitors

Employee Count

241 as on Jul 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Onnet & 4 more

Similar Companies

Scopely & 1002 more

Exit Details

Public

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Webzen got listed on May 23, 2003.

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

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Webzen's employee count trend

Webzen has 241 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Webzen's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Webzen include Scopely, Krafton and Epic Games. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Webzen, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Scopely 2011, Culver City (United States), Acquired	Developer of interactive entertainment and video games across multiple platforms	$1.02B	Greycroft, Revolution & 70 others	84/100
2nd	Krafton 2007, Seoul (South Korea), Public	Provider of online games	$35M	IMM Investment, Altos Ventures Management ... & 17 others	83/100
3rd	Epic Games 1991, Cary (United States), Series F	Digital distribution platform for desktop PC games	$8.13B	Sony, Fidelity Investments & 82 others	83/100
4th	JetSynthesys 2010, Pune (India), Series B	Developer of digital gaming software and creator of entertainment content	$91.9M	Pratithi Investments, Serum Institute of India ... & 30 others	82/100
5th	FunPlus 2010, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Developer of interactive entertainment experiences across multiple genres for global users	$87M	Orchidholings, GSR Ventures & 4 others	77/100
6th	CCP Games 1997, Reykjavik (Iceland), Acquired	Developer of science fiction massively multiplayer online role-playing and strategy games	$106M	New Enterprise Associates, Andreessen Horowitz ... & 14 others	75/100
7th	Valve 1996, Bellevue (United States), Funding Raised	Developer of games, a digital distribution platform, and related hardware	-	Taicca, Sierra & 1 others	73/100
8th	Riot Games 2006, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Developer of online multiplayer games and related entertainment content	$15M	TriplePoint Capital, Benchmark & 3 others	73/100
9th	Blizzard Entertainment 1994, Irvine (United States), Unfunded	Developer of online games across multiple platforms and game genres	-	-	72/100
10th	WeMade Entertainment 2000, Seoul (South Korea), Acquired	Video game developer focusing on MMORPGs	-	Kiwoom Securities, Microsoft & 3 others	71/100
30th	Webzen 2000, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Public	Video game developer and publisher specializing in MMORPGs	-	M Venture Investment	62/100

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Webzen has not made any investments yet. Webzen has made 5 acquisitions.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Aug 13, 2015	Acquisition	Onnet	1996	Seongnam-si (South Korea)
Feb 05, 2013	Acquisition	Gala-Net	2004	Sunnyvale (United States)
Feb 2011	Acquisition	Ymir Entertainment	1999	Seoul (South Korea)