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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakao_Corporation" title="Kakao Corporation – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kakao Corporation" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakao_(Unternehmen)" title="Kakao (Unternehmen) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kakao (Unternehmen)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakao" title="Kakao – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kakao" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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of Korean">RR</a>: <i>Jusikhoesa Kakao</i><br /><a href="/wiki/McCune%E2%80%93Reischauer" title="McCune–Reischauer">MR</a>: <i>Chushikhoesa K'ak'ao</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Public_company" title="Public company">Public</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Ticker_symbol" title="Ticker symbol">Traded as</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Korea_Exchange" title="Korea Exchange">KRX</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.naver.com/item/main.nhn?code=035720">035720</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">2010<span class="noprint">; 15 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2010</span>)</span> (original company; as Kakao Inc.)<br />1 October 2014<span class="noprint">; 10 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2014-10-01</span>)</span> (current incarnation)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Kim_Beom-soo_(businessman)" title="Kim Beom-soo (businessman)">Brian Kim</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Jeju_City" title="Jeju City">Jeju City</a>, South Korea</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Worldwide</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephan_Kim&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stephan Kim (page does not exist)">Stephan Kim</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B9%80%EC%84%B1%EC%88%98_(%EA%B8%B0%EC%97%85%EC%9D%B8)" class="extiw" title="ko:김성수 (기업인)">ko</a>]</span> (chairman, head of corporate alignment center)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JoongAng_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JoongAng-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Shina Chung (CEO)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist 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href="#cite_note-FY2020-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/40px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> KRW₩ 167.1 billion <span style="font-size:85%;"> (2020)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owners</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Beom-soo_(businessman)" title="Kim Beom-soo (businessman)">Brian Kim</a> (23.80%)<sup id="cite_ref-MS_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/National_Pension_Service" title="National Pension Service">National Pension Service</a> (6.41%)<sup id="cite_ref-MS_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tencent" title="Tencent">Maximo Pte (Tencent)</a> (5.93%)<sup id="cite_ref-MS_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">10,644 <span style="font-size:85%;"> (2020)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kakao_Entertainment" title="Kakao Entertainment">Kakao Entertainment</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Kakao_Games" title="Kakao Games">Kakao Games</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Kakao_Friends" title="Kakao Friends">Kakao Friends</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Kakao_T" title="Kakao T">Kakao Mobility</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kakaocorp.com">kakaocorp<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="infobox" style="width: 22em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-size: 125%; color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Kakao</td></tr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hangul" title="Hangul">Hangul</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline; font-size: 1rem;"><span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hang">카카오</span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean" title="Revised Romanization of Korean">Revised Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Revised Romanization of Korean transliteration"><i lang="ko-Latn">Kakao</i></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/McCune%E2%80%93Reischauer" title="McCune–Reischauer">McCune–Reischauer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="McCune–Reischauer transliteration"><i lang="ko-Latn">K'ak'ao</i></span></td></tr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tbody></table> <p><b>Kakao Corporation</b> (<a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean</a>: <span lang="ko">카카오</span>) is a South Korean internet <a href="/wiki/Conglomerate_(company)" title="Conglomerate (company)">conglomerate</a> headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Jeju_City" title="Jeju City">Jeju City</a>. It was formed through the merger of <a href="/wiki/Daum_(web_portal)" title="Daum (web portal)">Daum Communications</a> and the original Kakao Inc in 2010. The company was renamed <b>Daum Kakao</b> in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, it was rebranded once more, reverting simply to Kakao.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The KakaoTalk messaging app dominates in South Korea, and after launching in March 2010, the service gained around 90% of domestic market share in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2016, Kakao acquired a 76.4% stake in LOEN Entertainment, a large South Korean entertainment company, for $1.5 billion;<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was later rebranded to Kakao M. The company has gained further prominence through <a href="/wiki/KakaoTalk" title="KakaoTalk">KakaoTalk</a>, a free mobile <a href="/wiki/Instant_messaging" title="Instant messaging">instant messaging</a> <a href="/wiki/Application_software" title="Application software">application</a> for <a href="/wiki/Smartphone" title="Smartphone">smartphones</a>, with text and call features. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006–2014:_Founding_of_Kakao_Corp."><span id="2006.E2.80.932014:_Founding_of_Kakao_Corp."></span>2006–2014: Founding of Kakao Corp.</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2006–2014: Founding of Kakao Corp."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kakao Corp is the company behind KakaoTalk, which serves as its main platform and flagship application. It was founded in 2006 by <a href="/wiki/Kim_Bum-soo_(businessman)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kim Bum-soo (businessman)">Kim Bum-soo</a>, the former CEO of <a href="/wiki/NHN_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="NHN Corporation">NHN Corporation</a> (the organization that emerged from the Hangame and <a href="/wiki/Naver" title="Naver">Naver.com</a> merger) as Kakao Inc.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kakao Corp. (then known as Kakao Inc.) is based in <a href="/wiki/Seoul" title="Seoul">Seoul</a>, South Korea. Manson Yeo and Sean Joh serve as the current co-CEOs.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2013, three of globally ranked top 10 Android games (according to analytics provider App Annie) are tied into the KakaoTalk platform—<a href="/w/index.php?title=Everybody%E2%80%99s_Marble&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Everybody’s Marble (page does not exist)">Everybody’s Marble</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Cookie_Run_(video_game)" title="Cookie Run (video game)">Cookie Run</a></i>, and <a href="/wiki/Anipang" title="Anipang">Anipang</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With 93 percent of South Korea's users on KakaoTalk, the free downloads of the games <i>Ani Pang</i> and <i>Dragon Flight</i>, which can only be played with a Kakao Talk account, were deemed "national" games. To maintain simplicity across all the provided services, Kakao applications can be purchased and logged in with links to KakaoTalk.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kakao Corp generated revenue of approximately $200M (USD) in 2013 through gaming, digital content, <a href="/wiki/Mobile_commerce" title="Mobile commerce">mobile commerce</a>, and its marketing channels for brands and celebrities.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kakao Corp. was named a Top Developer on Google's <a href="/wiki/Android_Market" class="mw-redirect" title="Android Market">Android Market</a>, and KakaoTalk was chosen as the number one Free <a href="/wiki/SMS_gateway" title="SMS gateway">SMS</a> App by <a href="/wiki/Cnet" class="mw-redirect" title="Cnet">Cnet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to a December 2013 App Annie report, Kakao is the world's third top publisher by monthly revenue at <a href="/wiki/Google_Play" title="Google Play">Google Play</a>. Kakao Corp. is the number one publisher for <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> and Google Play in South Korea, and KakaoTalk is the number one app for iOS and Google Play revenue in South Korea.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> KakaoTalk was nominated for the Most Innovative Mobile App Award at the Global Mobile Awards 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kakao Corp. agreed to buy Daum Communications Corp, to cut costs and save time to jump-start growth and gain a listing in Seoul, South Korea.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kakao Corp's full suite of apps includes: KakaoTalk, KakaoStory, KakaoTaxi, KakaoAccount, KakaoMap, KakaoDriver, KakaoBus, KakaoMusic, KakaoGroup, KakaoHome, KakaoPlace, KakaoAlbum, KakaoPage, KakaoStyle, and KakaoAgit.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2014–2015:_Merger_of_Daum_and_Kakao"><span id="2014.E2.80.932015:_Merger_of_Daum_and_Kakao"></span>2014–2015: Merger of Daum and Kakao</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2014–2015: Merger of Daum and Kakao"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 26 May 2014, Kakao Corp. announced that it had decided to merge with <a href="/wiki/Daum_(web_portal)" title="Daum (web portal)">Daum Communications</a>, one of Korea's top Internet portals, through a <a href="/wiki/Stock_swap" title="Stock swap">stock swap</a>. market capitalization, enabling it to lodge a credible threat to Naver, which is South Korea's biggest web portal.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, the company changed its name to Kakao, restoring its pre-merger name. Due to gambling and censorship issues within the Kakao ecosystem, the organization's board of directors ejected <a href="/wiki/Kim_Beom-soo_(businessman)" title="Kim Beom-soo (businessman)">Kim-beom-soo</a> as CEO and decided to replace him with <a href="/wiki/Rim_Ji-hoon" title="Rim Ji-hoon">Rim Ji-hoon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kim Beom-soo become the largest shareholder in the new pro forma company with a 22.2 percent stake.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2016–present:_New_business_model"><span id="2016.E2.80.93present:_New_business_model"></span>2016–present: New business model</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2016–present: New business model"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kakao was approved by South Korean regulators to become the nation's first internet-only bank in 2017. The internet bank engages in the same business as commercial banks, including processing deposits, loans and wiring money. Consumers will no longer need to visit a bank to open a new bank account or to get a loan. Kakao's business plan was considered innovative, and the company's business model was expected to secure sizable customer sign-ups relatively easily, based on the users of KakaoTalk, which is the country's most popular messaging application.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although <a href="/wiki/K_Bank" title="K Bank">K Bank</a> eventually became South Korea's first Internet-only bank having been launched several months prior, Kakao Bank immediately attracted more customers; 820,000 within four days of its launch on 27 July 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dedicated Kakao Bank app itself was downloaded 1.5 million times within the same period.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bank had 3.5 million customers after a month.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These figures trounced the 400,000 users that K-Bank amassed within 100 days of its existence.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 26 September 2017, Kakao Bank lent ₩1.4 trillion ($1.2 billion), constituting 40 percent of the total loans in all of South Korea for that particular month.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bank's unprecedented expansion is seen as an exception to the closure of banks, particularly foreign-owned institutions. The fledgling performance for these banks is being blamed on the high cost of maintaining brick-and-mortar operations and the popularity of internet finance among Korean consumers.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 10 March 2015, Daum Kakao launched their <a href="/wiki/KakaoTaxi" class="mw-redirect" title="KakaoTaxi">KakaoTaxi</a> service that allows users to call a taxi using the KakaoTaxi application.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> About 600,000 taxi-consumers used the ride-hailing platform every day within eight months of its launch.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, KakaoTaxi was renamed to <a href="/wiki/Kakao_T" title="Kakao T">Kakao T</a>. The service includes the premium extension Kakao Taxi Black, which allows users to book rides in Seoul via the messenger app, exclusively carried in luxury cars such as Mercedes Benz, Lexus, and BMW. Fares for the premium service start at ₩8,000. Kakao announced plans to expand the offering to other Korean cities within the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kakao announced in April 2019 that they would be launching a e-bike sharing service with an initial fleet of 400 bikes across two major cities.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Products_and_services">Products and services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Products and services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="KakaoTalk">KakaoTalk</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: KakaoTalk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/KakaoTalk" title="KakaoTalk">KakaoTalk</a> commonly referred to as KaTalk in South Korea, is an instant messenger and online services platform operated by Kakao Corporation.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kakao_Entertainment">Kakao Entertainment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Kakao Entertainment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kakao_Entertainment" title="Kakao Entertainment">Kakao Entertainment</a></div> <p>Kakao Entertainment Corp is a South Korean entertainment, mass media, and publishing company founded in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="KakaoStyle">KakaoStyle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: KakaoStyle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/KakaoStyle" title="KakaoStyle">KakaoStyle</a></div> <p>KakaoStyle is a mobile application that curates and aggregates fashion content, links, stores, and information from various websites. KakaoTalk users are able to discover various fashion trends using the app, and see their friend's interests. The app gives suggestions, and links to purchase clothing and various items.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="KakaoPay">KakaoPay</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: KakaoPay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/KakaoPay" title="KakaoPay">KakaoPay</a></div> <p>Kakao Pay is a mobile payment and digital wallet service by Kakao based in South Korea that allows users to make mobile payments and online transactions. The service supports contactless payments using near-field communications and QR codes.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="KakaoBank">KakaoBank</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: KakaoBank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/KakaoBank" title="KakaoBank">KakaoBank</a></div> <p>KakaoBank Corp. is a South Korean financial institution specializing in mobile banking services and financial technology. It was founded in 2016 through a collaboration between Korea Investment Holdings and Kakao Corp.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kakao_T">Kakao T</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Kakao T"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kakao_T" title="Kakao T">Kakao T</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kakao_Taxi_in_Daejeon_with_license_plates_removed.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Kakao_Taxi_in_Daejeon_with_license_plates_removed.jpg/220px-Kakao_Taxi_in_Daejeon_with_license_plates_removed.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Kakao_Taxi_in_Daejeon_with_license_plates_removed.jpg/330px-Kakao_Taxi_in_Daejeon_with_license_plates_removed.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Kakao_Taxi_in_Daejeon_with_license_plates_removed.jpg/440px-Kakao_Taxi_in_Daejeon_with_license_plates_removed.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Kakao Taxi in <a href="/wiki/Daejeon" title="Daejeon">Daejeon</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Kakao T is a Korean transportation service app launched in 2017 by Kakao Mobility Corp., a subsidiary of Kakao. The service provides taxi-hailing, designated driver booking, nearby parking space searching, and real-time traffic information service.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kakao_Games">Kakao Games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Kakao Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kakao_Games" title="Kakao Games">Kakao Games</a></div> <p>Kakao Games Corp. is a South Korean video game publisher and a subsidiary of Kakao. It specializes in developing and publishing games on PC, mobile, and VR platforms.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others">Others</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KakaoBus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KakaoBus (page does not exist)">KakaoBus</a>: real-time location and traffic information on buses.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KakaoMetro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KakaoMetro (page does not exist)">KakaoMetro</a>: metro line app, allows users to view the metro map, plan trips, and check prices.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KakaoStory" title="KakaoStory">KakaoStory</a>: image, video, and music sharing service</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KakaoPage" title="KakaoPage">KakaoPage</a>: web-based comic and novel service </li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plain_(Kakao)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Plain (Kakao) (page does not exist)">Brunch</a>: mobile contents publishing service</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KakaoMusic" title="KakaoMusic">KakaoMusic</a>: music app with sharing features</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melon_(online_music_service)" title="Melon (online music service)">Melon</a>: music streaming service acquired through Kakao M</li> <li><a href="/wiki/PotPlayer" title="PotPlayer">PotPlayer</a>: media player for Windows</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KakaoHairshop&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KakaoHairshop (page does not exist)">KakaoHairshop</a>: service, finding a nearby beauty salon</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Klaytn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Klaytn (page does not exist)">Klaytn</a>: consumer blockchain platform for mobile payments (via its subsidiary Ground X)<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakao_friends" class="mw-redirect" title="Kakao friends">KakaoFriends</a>: diverse products including finance, distribution, foods, and so on</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KakaoHello&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KakaoHello (page does not exist)">KakaoHello</a>: Call app service based on Kakao account </li> <li><a href="/wiki/KakaoTV" title="KakaoTV">KakaoTV</a>: integrates Kakao TV Live broadcasting with KakaoTalk's open chatting</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KakaoHome&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KakaoHome (page does not exist)">KakaoHome</a>: service, managing Smartphone home display </li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KakaoPlace&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KakaoPlace (page does not exist)">KakaoPlace</a>: service, sharing famous places</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KakaoAlbum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KakaoAlbum (page does not exist)">KakaoAlbum</a>: sharing pictures with Kakao friends</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="subsidiary">subsidiary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: subsidiary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Investment">Investment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Investment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Kakao INV: Investment in late stage startups.</li> <li>Kakao Ventures: Venture Capital for early stage startups.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output 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Not related to Brian Kim.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output 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Naver vs. Kakao: Way of working with startups. <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://pickool.net/naver-vs-kakao-way-of-working-with-startups/">https://pickool.net/naver-vs-kakao-way-of-working-with-startups/</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200903200631/https://pickool.net/naver-vs-kakao-way-of-working-with-startups/">Archived</a> 3 September 2020 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakao&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kakaocorp.com">Official website</a></span></span> <span 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title="Hyundai Department Store">Hyundai Department Store</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyundai_Mobis" title="Hyundai Mobis">Hyundai Mobis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyundai_Motor_Company" title="Hyundai Motor Company">Hyundai Motor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyundai_WIA" title="Hyundai WIA">Hyundai WIA</a></li> <li>Iljin Hysolus</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangwon_Land" title="Kangwon Land">Kangwon Land</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KG_Mobility" title="KG Mobility">KG Mobility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kia" title="Kia">Kia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumho_Tire" title="Kumho Tire">Kumho Tire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotte_Shopping" title="Lotte Shopping">Lotte Shopping</a></li> <li>Sebang Global Battery</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinsegae" title="Shinsegae">Shinsegae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SL_Corporation" title="SL Corporation">SL</a></li> <li>Youngone</li> <li>Youngone Holdings</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Consumer 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Corporation">CVS Health Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DaVita" title="DaVita">DaVita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dow_Chemical_Company" title="Dow Chemical Company">Dow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EBay" title="EBay">eBay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecolab" title="Ecolab">Ecolab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwards_Lifesciences_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Edwards Lifesciences Corporation">Edwards Lifesciences Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elevance_Health" title="Elevance Health">Elevance Health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falabella_(retail_store)" title="Falabella (retail store)">Palabella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortinet" title="Fortinet">Fortinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Mills" title="General Mills">General Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilead_Sciences" title="Gilead Sciences">Gilead Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grupo_Argos" title="Grupo Argos">Grupo Argos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grupo_Sura" title="Grupo Sura">Grupo Sura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grupo_Nutresa" title="Grupo Nutresa">Grupo Nutresa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healthpeak_Properties" title="Healthpeak Properties">Healthpeak Properties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hess_Corporation" title="Hess Corporation">Hess Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilton_Worldwide" title="Hilton Worldwide">Hilton Worldwide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Host_Hotels_%26_Resorts" title="Host Hotels & Resorts">Host Hotels & Resorts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HP_Inc" class="mw-redirect" title="HP Inc">HP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illumina,_Inc." title="Illumina, Inc.">Illumina, Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ingersoll_Rand" title="Ingersoll Rand">Ingersoll Rand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ita%C3%BA_Unibanco" title="Itaú Unibanco">Itaú Unibanco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ita%C3%BAsa" title="Itaúsa">Itaúsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacobs_Solutions" title="Jacobs Solutions">Jacobs Solutions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinross_Gold_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Kinross Gold Corporation">Kinross Gold Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klabin" title="Klabin">Klabin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Sands" title="Las Vegas Sands">Las Vegas Sands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin" title="Lockheed Martin">Lockheed Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lojas_Renner" title="Lojas Renner">Lojas Renner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medtronic" title="Medtronic">Medtronic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mondelez_International" title="Mondelez International">Mondelez International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moody%27s_Corporation" title="Moody's Corporation">Moody's Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newmont" title="Newmont">Newmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Grumman" title="Northrop Grumman">Northrop Grumman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oshkosh_Corporation" title="Oshkosh Corporation">Oshkosh Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owens_Corning" title="Owens Corning">Owens Corning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Morris_International" title="Philip Morris International">Philip Morris International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prologis" title="Prologis">Prologis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regeneron_Pharmaceuticals" title="Regeneron Pharmaceuticals">Regeneron Pharmaceuticals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_Services" title="Republic Services">Republic Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rumo_Log%C3%ADstica" title="Rumo Logística">Rumo Logística</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%26P_Global" title="S&P Global">S&P Global</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salesforce" title="Salesforce">Salesforce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ServiceNow" title="ServiceNow">ServiceNow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snap_Inc" class="mw-redirect" title="Snap Inc">Snap Inc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sociedad_Qu%C3%ADmica_y_Minera" title="Sociedad Química y Minera">Sociedad Química y Minera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spirit_AeroSystems" title="Spirit AeroSystems">Spirit AeroSystems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teck_Resources" title="Teck Resources">Teck Resources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cigna_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="The Cigna Group">The Cigna Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gap_Inc." title="Gap Inc.">Gap Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Williams_Companies" class="mw-redirect" title="The Williams Companies">The Williams Companies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Pacific_Corporation" title="Union Pacific Corporation">Union Pacific Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UnitedHealth_Group" title="UnitedHealth Group">UnitedHealth Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waste_Management,_Inc." title="Waste Management, Inc.">Waste Management, Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whirlpool_Corporation" title="Whirlpool Corporation">Whirlpool Corporation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_Group" title="Aberdeen Group">Aberdeen Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acciona" title="Acciona">Acciona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AENA" class="mw-redirect" title="AENA">AENA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allianz" title="Allianz">Allianz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alstom" title="Alstom">Alstom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amadeus_IT_Group" title="Amadeus IT Group">Amadeus IT Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglo_American_plc" title="Anglo American plc">Anglo American plc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arkema" title="Arkema">Arkema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASML_Holding" title="ASML Holding">ASML Holding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASR_Nederland" title="ASR Nederland">ASR Nederland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assicurazioni_Generali_S.p.A." class="mw-redirect" title="Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.">Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aviva" title="Aviva">Aviva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Axa" title="Axa">Axa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banco_Bilbao_Vizcaya_Argentaria" title="Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria">Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banco_Santander" title="Banco Santander">Banco Santander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bankinter" title="Bankinter">Bankinter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billerud" title="Billerud">Billerud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BioM%C3%A9rieux" title="BioMérieux">bioMérieux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BNP_Paribas_SA" class="mw-redirect" title="BNP Paribas SA">BNP Paribas SA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_Veritas" title="Bureau Veritas">Bureau Veritas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CaixaBank" title="CaixaBank">CaixaBank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrefour_SA" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrefour SA">Carrefour SA</a></li> <li>Castellum</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CNH_Industrial" title="CNH Industrial">CNH Industrial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola_HBC" title="Coca-Cola HBC">Coca-Cola HBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covivio" title="Covivio">Covivio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dassault_Syst%C3%A8mes" title="Dassault Systèmes">Dassault Systèmes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deutsche_B%C3%B6rse" title="Deutsche Börse">Deutsche Börse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Post" title="Deutsche Post">Deutsche Post</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Telekom" title="Deutsche Telekom">Deutsche Telekom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diageo" title="Diageo">Diageo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EDP_Group" title="EDP Group">EDP Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enag%C3%A1s" title="Enagás">Enagás</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endesa" title="Endesa">Endesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enel_SpA" class="mw-redirect" title="Enel SpA">Enel SpA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Engie" title="Engie">Engie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EQT_AB" title="EQT AB">EQT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exxaro" title="Exxaro">Exxaro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferrovial" title="Ferrovial">Ferrovial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galp_Energia" title="Galp Energia">Galp Energia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GEA_Group" title="GEA Group">GEA Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Fields" title="Gold Fields">Gold Fields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grifols" title="Grifols">Grifols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GSK_plc" title="GSK plc">GSK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%26M" title="H&M">H&M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hera_Group" title="Hera Group">Hera Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hochtief" title="Hochtief">Hochtief</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugo_Boss" title="Hugo Boss">Hugo Boss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iberdrola" title="Iberdrola">Iberdrola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indra_Sistemas" title="Indra Sistemas">Indra Sistemas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inditex" title="Inditex">Inditex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infineon_Technologies" title="Infineon Technologies">Infineon Technologies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Informa" title="Informa">Informa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Distributions_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="International Distributions Services">International Distributions Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intesa_Sanpaolo" title="Intesa Sanpaolo">Intesa Sanpaolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italgas" title="Italgas">Italgas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iveco" title="Iveco">Iveco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kering" title="Kering">Kering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kesko_Oyj" class="mw-redirect" title="Kesko Oyj">Kesko Oyj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahold_Delhaize" title="Ahold Delhaize">Ahold Delhaize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landsec" title="Landsec">Landsec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanxess" title="Lanxess">Lanxess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonardo_(company)" title="Leonardo (company)">Leonardo (company)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linde_plc" title="Linde plc">Linde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Properties" title="Merlin Properties">Merlin Properties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro_AG" title="Metro AG">Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moncler" title="Moncler">Moncler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%BCnchener_R%C3%BCckversicherungs-Gesellschaft_Aktiengesellschaft" class="mw-redirect" title="Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft">Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neste_Oyj" class="mw-redirect" title="Neste Oyj">Neste Oyj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nexi" title="Nexi">Nexi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NN_Group" title="NN Group">NN Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OMV_Aktiengesellschaft" class="mw-redirect" title="OMV Aktiengesellschaft">OMV Aktiengesellschaft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partners_Group" title="Partners Group">Partners Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearson_plc" title="Pearson plc">Pearson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirelli" title="Pirelli">Pirelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poste_Italiane" title="Poste Italiane">Poste Italiane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PostNL" title="PostNL">PostNL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prysmian" class="mw-redirect" title="Prysmian">Prysmian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Publicis_Groupe" class="mw-redirect" title="Publicis Groupe">Publicis Groupe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randstad_NV" title="Randstad NV">Randstad NV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reckitt_Benckiser_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Reckitt Benckiser Group">Reckitt Benckiser Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_El%C3%A9ctrica_Corporaci%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Eléctrica Corporación">Red Eléctrica Corporación</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relx" class="mw-redirect" title="Relx">Relx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rexel" title="Rexel">Rexel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roche" title="Roche">Roche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Holdings" title="Rolls-Royce Holdings">Rolls-Royce Holdings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saipem" title="Saipem">Saipem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanofi" title="Sanofi">Sanofi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SAP" title="SAP">SAP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schneider_Electric" title="Schneider Electric">Schneider Electric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SGS_S.A." title="SGS S.A.">SGS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siemens_Aktiengesellschaft" class="mw-redirect" title="Siemens Aktiengesellschaft">Siemens Aktiengesellschaft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signify_N.V." title="Signify N.V.">Signify</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snam" title="Snam">Snam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodexo" title="Sodexo">Sodexo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonova" title="Sonova">Sonova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/STMicroelectronics" title="STMicroelectronics">STMicroelectronics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Storebrand" title="Storebrand">Storebrand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temenos_AG" title="Temenos AG">Temenos AG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terna_Group" title="Terna Group">Terna Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TF1" title="TF1">TF1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TotalEnergies" title="TotalEnergies">TotalEnergies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trane_Technologies" title="Trane Technologies">Trane Technologies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UBS_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="UBS Group">UBS Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Utilities" title="United Utilities">United Utilities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UPM-Kymmene_Oyj" class="mw-redirect" title="UPM-Kymmene Oyj">UPM-Kymmene Oyj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valmet_Oyj" class="mw-redirect" title="Valmet Oyj">Valmet Oyj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veolia" title="Veolia">Veolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vestas_Wind_Systems" class="mw-redirect" title="Vestas Wind Systems">Vestas Wind Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viaplay_Group" title="Viaplay Group">Viaplay Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_De_Pauw" title="Tony De Pauw">Warehouses De Pauw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendel_(group)" title="Wendel (group)">Wendel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WH_Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="WH Smith">WH Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worldline_SA" title="Worldline SA">Worldline SA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia Pacific</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Info_Service" title="Advanced Info Service">Advanced Info Service</a></li> <li>Advantech Co</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airports_of_Thailand_Public_Company_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited">Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajinomoto_Co.,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Ajinomoto Co., Inc.">Ajinomoto Co., Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ANA_Holdings" class="mw-redirect" title="ANA Holdings">ANA Holdings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ANZ_Bank" class="mw-redirect" title="ANZ Bank">ANZ Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASE_Group" title="ASE Group">ASE Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangkok_Dusit_Medical_Services" title="Bangkok Dusit Medical Services">Bangkok Dusit Medical Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brambles_Limited" title="Brambles Limited">Brambles Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgestone" title="Bridgestone">Bridgestone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CapitaLand" title="CapitaLand">CapitaLand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathay_United_Bank" title="Cathay United Bank">Cathay United Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Pattana" title="Central Pattana">Central Pattana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Retail_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Retail Corporation">Central Retail Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HSBC_Bank_(Taiwan)" title="HSBC Bank (Taiwan)">Chailease Holding Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chang_Hwa_Bank" title="Chang Hwa Bank">Chang Hwa Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KGI_Financial_Holding" title="KGI Financial Holding">KGI Financial Holding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chugai_Pharmaceutical_Co." title="Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.">Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chunghwa_Telecom_Co.,_Ltd." class="mw-redirect" title="Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.">Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CP_All" title="CP All">CP All</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CTBC_Financial_Holding" title="CTBC Financial Holding">CTBC Financial Holding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_Electronics" title="Delta Electronics">Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_Electronics" title="Delta Electronics">Delta Electronics</a>, Inc.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dentsu" title="Dentsu">Dentsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dexus" title="Dexus">Dexus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doosan_Enerbility" title="Doosan Enerbility">Doosan Enerbility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Reddy%27s_Laboratories_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited">Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E_Ink" title="E Ink">E Ink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E.SUN_Commercial_Bank" title="E.SUN Commercial Bank">E.SUN Commercial Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Far_EasTone" title="Far EasTone">Far EasTone</a></li> <li>First Financial</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortescue_(company)" title="Fortescue (company)">Fortescue (company)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fubon_Financial_Holding_Co.,_Ltd." class="mw-redirect" title="Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.">Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fujitsu" title="Fujitsu">Fujitsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GPT_Group" title="GPT Group">GPT Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hana_Financial_Group_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Hana Financial Group Inc.">Hana Financial Group Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindalco_Industries" title="Hindalco Industries">Hindalco Industries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honda" title="Honda">Honda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyundai_Engineering_%26_Construction" title="Hyundai 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