Overview
Trajectory score
91
/ 100TrueUp rank#274
Valuation
$10.2billion
TrueUp rank#380
Business
Consumer apps (messaging, email, search, etc)
Founded
12 years ago
October 2014
HQ
Jeju City, South KoreaCompany type
Public
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Kakao is a Consumer apps (messaging, email, search, etc) company. It is currently valued at $10 billion as a public company. The company was founded in 2014.
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Financials
Valuation
$10.2billion
as of Jun 30, 2026
TrueUp rank#380
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
72%
200+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Above averagevs. other tech cos.
People
Kakao Org Chart
Rankings and awards
2026
TIME World's Best Companies #101
2025
Layoffs
No known layoffs
Top posts
Other info
Associated billionaires(Sources: Forbes, Bloomberg, Wikipedia)
Kim Beom-su
$3.0 B
History
IPO
- IPO date
- Oct 15, 2010
- 16 years ago
