NAVER Corporation reported 2025 annual revenue of KRW 12.035 trillion and operating profit of KRW 2.2081 trillion, with Search Platform, Commerce, Fintech, Content, and Enterprise as major sectors.
NAVER: Key Facts
- Founded: 1999
- Headquarters: Seongnam, South Korea
- CEO: Choi Soo-yeon
- Latest reported revenue: KRW 12.035 trillion in annual revenue for 2025
- Profile revenue display: $8.18B
- Employees: about 5,047
How NAVER Makes Money
NAVER makes money from search and display advertising, commerce commissions and services, fintech/payment activity, paid and ad-supported content, enterprise cloud, AI infrastructure, and global initiatives. Search Platform remains the largest annual sector, while Commerce and Fintech are important growth engines. Content includes WEBTOON and related intellectual property, and Enterprise includes cloud, GPU-as-a-Service, AI, digital twin, and international projects.
Financial Performance
NAVER reported 2025 annual revenue of KRW 12.035 trillion, up 12.1%, and operating profit of KRW 2.2081 trillion, up 11.6%. Search Platform revenue was KRW 4.1689 trillion, Commerce KRW 3.6884 trillion, Fintech KRW 1.6907 trillion, Content KRW 1.8992 trillion, and Enterprise KRW 587.8 billion. Regulatory filing summaries reported net profit around KRW 1.82 trillion.
Competitive Position
NAVER competes with Kakao, Google, Coupang, YouTube, Amazon, and global content platforms, but its home-market strength comes from local relevance. Its AI strategy is strongest when it improves the existing NAVER ecosystem: search answers, shopping recommendations, creator tools, enterprise services, and Korean-language productivity.
