Recent events
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2026
Naver announces planned completion of NVIDIA's $1 billion investment
Naver announced that NVIDIA is scheduled to complete a $1 billion investment in Naver the following Friday; upon completion, NVIDIA would become Naver's third-largest shareholder.
2022
Pocket FM raises $65 million in Series C funding
Pocket FM announced that it raised $65 million in a Series C funding round led by Goodwater Capital, Naver, and existing investor Tanglin Venture Partners.
2021
Naver announces new CEO and CFO appointments
Naver announced that Choi Soo-yeon would become its new chief executive and Kim Nam-sun would become its new chief financial officer, subject to approval at the general shareholders meeting scheduled for March 2022.
2021
Naver introduces AiR Search
Naver introduced AiR Search, a personalized search service powered by its AI technology that provides search results in blocks reflecting current trends and individual interests.
2021
NAVER reports Q3 2021 results
NAVER announced its third-quarter 2021 financial results, reporting revenue of KRW 1.727 trillion and operating income of KRW 349.8 billion.
2021
LINE and NAVER begin MySmartStore trial operations in Japan
LINE and NAVER launched trial operations for MySmartStore in Japan on October 20, 2021, ahead of its planned official launch in spring 2022. NAVER provides the service, while LINE handles operations, business development, and marketing.
2021
Naver unveils HyperCLOVA AI platform
Naver unveiled HyperCLOVA, a large-scale AI platform trained in Korean, and demonstrated several of its capabilities.
2021
NAVER and Big Hit announce integration of V LIVE and Weverse
NAVER and Big Hit announced that their fan community platforms V LIVE and Weverse would be integrated, combining users, content and services to create a new global fan community platform. The integration was expected to take about a year, during which the two services would continue operating separately.
2021
Naver announces acquisition of Wattpad and WEBTOON
Wattpad announced that South Korean company Naver would acquire Wattpad and WEBTOON for an estimated USD $600 million; the acquisition was expected to close in Q2 2021.
2021
Naver announces plan to acquire Wattpad
Naver said it will acquire Wattpad in a deal worth US$600 million in cash and stocks. The source describes the acquisition as a future transaction, not a completed deal.
2021
2021
LG Electronics and Naver sign remote-learning partnership
LG Electronics said it had signed a partnership with Naver to enter the remote-learning service business. The companies plan to develop a notebook for Naver's Whale Space online education platform.
2021
Naver launches Clova Lamp
Naver introduced the Clova Lamp smart reading light, which uses the Clova assistant to recognize text and illustrations and read books aloud or explain words.
2020
South Korea’s FTC fines Naver over search algorithms
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission fined Naver 26.7 billion won, alleging that it manipulated shopping and video search algorithms to promote its own services. Naver said it had overhauled its search logic, denied excluding competing marketplaces, and said it would take legal action.
2020
South Korea fines Naver over search-result manipulation
South Korea’s antitrust regulator ruled that Naver altered algorithms between 2012 and 2015 to raise its own items above competitors in search rankings. Naver was fined 26.7 billion won for manipulating results in favor of its online shopping service.
2020
SoftBank and Naver plan compulsory acquisition of Line shares
SoftBank and Naver said they plan to use a squeeze-out mechanism to acquire Line shares from minority shareholders and obtain full ownership after their tender offer did not acquire all targeted shares.
2020
South Korea FTC fines Naver over real estate content contracts
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission fined Naver 1 billion won, saying its contracts with real estate information providers unfairly prevented them from providing content to rival Kakao. Naver rejected the ruling and said it would seek legal measures.
2020
S.M. Entertainment secures funding from Naver
S.M. Entertainment said it secured 100 billion won in funding from Naver. The funding will go to two S.M. affiliates and a fund dedicated to creating new video content.
2020
S.M. Entertainment secures funding from Naver
S.M. Entertainment said it secured 100 billion won in funding from Naver. The funding will go to two S.M. affiliates and a fund dedicated to creating video content.
2020
SM Entertainment announces Beyond Live lightstick-syncing service
SM Entertainment announced a real-time lightstick-syncing service for paid viewers of its upcoming Beyond Live concert, to be provided in collaboration with Naver.