Naver - About the company
Naver is an unfunded company based in Seongnam-si (South Korea), founded in 1999. It operates as a Keyword based search engine platform. Naver has not raised any funding yet. The company has 99 active competitors, including 8 funded and 17 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Google, Baidu and Yandex.
Company Details
Keyword based search engine platform. The platform enables users to search for various information by providing keywords. Also, users can get daily news, weather forecasts, entertainment data, and more. It also offers other solutions such as communication and online shopping.
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Founded Year
1999
Location
Seongnam-si, South Korea
Stage
Unfunded
Investors
Ranked
6th among
Annual Revenue
as on Mar 31, 2021
Investment & Acquisitions
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Legal entities associated with Naver
Naver is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 09, 2018 | $392K (as on Mar 31, 2021) | - | ||
Dec 30, 2007 | $1.8M (as on Mar 31, 2022) | 13 (as on Dec 31, 2023) |
Naver's funding and investors
Naver has not raised any funding rounds yet.
Naver has 10 institutional investors including , and .
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Naver's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Naver include Google, Baidu and Yandex. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Naver, ranked by 秘密研究所 score:
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Overall Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | 秘密研究所 Score |
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1st |  Google 1998, Mountain View (United States), Public | A technology company offering products and services, including search, cloud computing, advertising, email, productivity software, and more | $35M | Greyrock Investments, Kleiner Perkins听&补尘辫;听 | 84/100 |
2nd | AI-enabled keyword-based search engine | $101M | 76/100 | ||
3rd | Provider of an AI-enabled keyword-based search engine | - | Capital Group, Wellington听&补尘辫;听 | 72/100 | |
4th | Ask 1996, Oakland (United States), Acquired | Q&A based search engine | $25M | 71/100 | |
5th | Yahoo 1994, New York City (United States), Acquired | Online platform for news and insights | $6.8M | PSP Investments, Sequoia Capital听&补尘辫;听 | 69/100 |
6th | 1999, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Unfunded | Keyword based search engine platform | - | Partners Investment, Shield Investment听&补尘辫;听 | 68/100 |
7th | Online media, search and game service company | $159K | Fuel Capital, 5Y Capital听&补尘辫;听 | 63/100 | |
8th | Provider of software development, cloud solutions, digital marketing, and other services | - | - | 63/100 | |
9th |  Bing 2009, Redmond (United States), Seed | Provider of keyword-based search engine | - | 63/100 | |
10th | Berlin based internet search engine for planting trees | $15K | 60/100 |
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Naver's Investments and acquisitions
Naver has made 33 investments in companies including Scon and Studiolab. Naver has also acquired 5 companies including Yanolja and Drama & Company. Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 21, 2025 | Investments | - | ||
Apr 21, 2025 | Acquisition | 2007 | Seoul, South Korea | |
Feb 14, 2025 | Investments | 2021 | Seoul, South Korea |
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News related to Naver
Media has covered Naver for a total of 85 events in the last 1 year, 38 of them have been about company updates and 21 about partnerships.
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