NAVER Corporation
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NAVER Corporation
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Company History
Founded 1999 in Seongnam, South Korea
Lee Hae-jin founded NAVER in 1999 after work inside Samsung SDS. The company built a Korean-language search and knowledge ecosystem, later merged into NHN, then re-emerged as NAVER Corporation with a broader platform strategy.
Lee Hae-jin shaped NAVER around local search relevance, user-generated knowledge, and Korean internet behavior before the company broadened into commerce, content, fintech, and AI.
NAVER begins as a Korean search and portal company.
NAVER builds a user-generated knowledge base that strengthens local search relevance.
NAVER separates from NHN and focuses on portal, search, content, commerce, and platform services.
NAVER expands global storytelling and creator IP through the Wattpad deal.
NAVER expands in social commerce and C2C through Poshmark.
NAVER reports 12.1% annual revenue growth and operating profit of KRW 2.2081 trillion.
Expanded global storytelling, creator communities, and IP development.
Added US social commerce and C2C marketplace capability.
NAVER's founding story dates to 1999.
NAVER was founded by Lee Hae-jin and traces its official establishment to June 1999.
Knowledge iN and NAVER search helped the company defend local relevance against global search competitors.
This NAVER history page covers founding, growth milestones, leadership changes, and modern strategy.