WEBTOON Entertainment Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $1.25B
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About WEBTOON Entertainment
Miscellaneous Publishing, SIC 2741
WEBTOON operates a digital storytelling platform for publishing serialized web-comics and web-novels. Its business activities comprise three main revenue streams: paid content, advertising, and intellectual property adaptations. The platform allows users to purchase serialized narrative episodes, enables brands to run digital advertisements and sponsored content, and licenses platform titles for adaptation into films, television series, games, and merchandise. Its primary customers include global readers across diverse demographics, amateur and professional content creators, commercial advertisers, and third-party media production companies.
The company operates on a global scale, serving approximately 157 million monthly active users and 27 million creators across more than 150 countries. Its primary geographic markets include Korea, Japan, and North America. The business employs approximately 1,800 full-time workers worldwide, with key personnel distributed across service, business, and technology functions. The provided text does not state the location of the company's headquarters.
Summary of the business section of WEBTOON Entertainment's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- WEBTOON Entertainment Inc.
- Headquarters
- El Segundo, CA
- Address
- 222 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 2300 90245
- Phone
- (213) 347-4841
- Website
- webtoon.com
- Employees
- 1,800, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Miscellaneous Publishing
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, Seoul, Korea
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- WBTN
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Jun 27, 2024
- Shares outstanding
- 136M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $154.60M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1997859
- CUSIP
- 94845U105
- ISIN
- US94845U1051
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| David J. Lee | See Remarks, Director | 218,632 |
| Yongsoo Kim | See Remarks, Director | 204,974 |
| Junkoo Kim | See Remarks, Director | 659,824 |
| Yuki Chae | Chief Product Officer | 149,822 |
| Hyeeun Son | Chief Design Officer | 108,534 |
| Hyojung Kim | Chief Product Officer | 102,756 |
| Chankyu Park | Chief Technology Officer | 125,912 |
| Saeju Jeong | Director | 48,491 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Junkoo Kim | $935.58K | $935.58K | $599.79K | $57 | $162 |
| FY2024 Junkoo Kim | $41.10M | $16.57M | $3.66M | $59 | $127 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 1,800 full-time employees across the globe.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2024 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |