Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
92
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Trajectory Rank
Business
Consumer apps (messaging, email, search, etc)
Founded
12 years ago
October 2014
HQ
Jeju City, South Korea
Employees
3,000
Valuation
$12 billion
TrueUp
Rank
#317
Company type
Public
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Kakao is a Consumer apps (messaging, email, search, etc) company. It is currently valued at $12 billion as a public company. 3,000 people work at Kakao. The company was founded in 2014.
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Financials
Valuation
$12.3billion
as of May 31, 2026
TrueUp
Rank
#317
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Valuation per employee
$4.1 million
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
72%
200+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Better than 64% of tech co's
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Employees
3,000
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Layoffs
No known layoffs
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Other info
Associated billionaires(Sources: Forbes, Bloomberg, Wikipedia)
$3.4B - Kim Beom-su
IPO date
Oct 15, 2010
16 years ago