Kakao Corporation is the provider of KakaoTalk, a mobile messaging application and global mobile social platform based in South Korea.

Since the launch of its app in 2010, Kakao has solidified its position as a leader in the mobile industry, expanding its service beyond messaging to a social platform encompassing games, digital contents, marketing, commerce and more.

KakaoTalk currently has more than 145 million registered users from 230 countries, and more than 6.5 billion messages are delivered every day in form of text, photos, video and voice. As a global, cross-platform application, it is available in 14 languages, on Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Bada and Nokia Asha.

Kakao’s mission is to build a symbiotic mobile ecosystem at the global scale, offering a mobile social platform that provides win-win solutions for users and third-party partners alike.