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Overview

TrueUp
Trajectory Score
92
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
Consumer apps (messaging, email, search, etc)
Founded
12 years ago
October 2014
HQ
KR flag
Jeju City, South Korea
Employees
3,000
Valuation
$12 billion
TrueUp
Rank
#317
Company type
Public

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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Jobs

No job info

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

People

Employees
3,000
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Rankings and awards

TIME World's Best Companies logo
TIME World's Best Companies
2025
#101

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
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Job openings
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Employees
3,000
Founded
12 years ago
Valuation
$12 billion
Trajectory Score
92
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Trajectory Score
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