Number of businesses in the game software industry South Korea 2009-2021

Published by
Jang Seob Yoon,
Dec 8, 2023
In 2021, around two thousand businesses were operating in the game software industry in South Korea.

 Game development 



The overall production value of the South Korean gaming industry in 2021 was at around 18 trillion South Korean won. Around 51 percent of businesses in the gaming industry were focusing on mobile game software. South Korea’s biggest game developing companies include NCSoft, PUBG, NHN Entertainment, and Netmarble.

Netmarble



One of South Korea’s top gaming companies is Netmarble, which was founded in 2000. Netmarble is the company behind popular mobile games like Lineage 2 Revolution and Marvel: Future Fight. In Q4 2022, around 27 percent of Netmarble's revenue was made with RPG games. That quarter, around 85 percent of Netmarble's revenue was made overseas. Marvel Contest of Champions was their strongest game in that period, accounting for around 13 percent of their revenue.

Number of businesses in the game software industry in South Korea from 2009 to 2021

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June 2023

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South Korea

Survey time period

2009 to 2021

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