Xcout IntelWebtoon Entertainment
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. manages a global digital platform dedicated to narratives. This platform cultivates an active community, empowering both content creators and readers to find, develop, and distribute original stories. Its primary offerings come in two distinct forms: web-comics, which are a visual, comic-style medium, and web-novels, which are entirely text-based prose. Established in 2014, the company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and operates as a subsidiary of NAVER Corporation.
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Webtoon Entertainment at a glance
Webtoon Entertainment is a digital content company headquartered in Los Angeles, United States. It is publicly listed (WBTN) with a market capitalisation of $1.4B. Xcout tracks 26 named people at Webtoon Entertainment, including Masamine Takahashi (Chief Executive Officer of LINE Digital Frontier).
Webtoon Entertainment leadership
- Masamine TakahashiChief Executive Officer of LINE Digital Frontier
- David J. LeePresident of Wattpad, Global CFO, COO & Director
- Yongsoo KimPresident & Director
- Kyungbo NamCo-President of Wattpad
- Mikyung KwonPresident of STUDIO N
- Hyojung KimChief Product Officer
20 more named people on record for Webtoon Entertainment, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →
Webtoon Entertainment competitors
A few of Webtoon Entertainment's closest competitors — see the full list of competitors and alternatives →
RIDI Corporation is a South Korean digital content company operating the RIDI platform, which distributes webtoons, web novels, e-books, and comics to consumers. It also develops and publishes original intellectual property and serves readers through online and mobile content services.
Toomics Global is a digital platform that provides a subscription-based service for reading webcomics and digital manga.
Izneo is an online bookstore and digital platform offering a vast catalog of manga, graphic novels, comics, and webtoons for subscription-based or à la carte reading.
Piccoma is an electronic book service that offers a large collection of manga, novels, and comic books, including original serials and titles adapted into anime, dramas, and films. The platform provides readers with access to various genres such as romance, fantasy, action, and comedy, offering free chapters, trial readings, and daily serialized content.
GoComics is an online platform operated by Andrews McMeel Universal that provides digital access to daily comic strips and editorial cartoons.
Royal Road is an online platform that allows users to read stories for free or publish their own written works. It provides a community space featuring various fiction genres, updates, rankings, and writing contests.
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