This article showcases our top picks for the best South Korean based Publishing companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Publishing industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top South Korean Publishing Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Asian Boss
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Asian Boss is a new media company that delivers the latest social news and cultural trends from all over Asia.
Quotabook
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Quotabook is a company that specializes in equity management.
GAMEVIL
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Gamevil develops and publishes video games for mobile devices.
bookjam
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Bookjam is a e-book publisher based in Seoul, Korea.
DancingAnchovy
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DancingAnchovy is a global game developer and publisher for mobile platforms.
Brave Company
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Brave Company is an internet publishing company.
i-ePUB
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i-ePUB focuses on providing digital content and e-book publishing services to its customers.
BollingoBlog
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Bollingo is a social blog service for users to share experiences and interests with each other.
Crzyfish
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Crzyfish offers an entertainment and social gaming platform for professional games publishers and users across the globe.
Monday OFF
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Monday OFF is a mobile game developer and publisher located in South Korea.
Shift up
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Shift up is a game design and development studio.
Korea Times
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The Korea Times is the oldest independent English daily newspaper in Korea, first published in November 1, 1950.
PATI Games
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PATI Games is a software and mobile games development company.
The Korea Herald
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The Korea Herald, an English newspaper, covers news content on politics, social affairs, business, sports, entertainment, fashion, and more.
KidariStudio
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KidariStudio develops web novel and webtoon content.
Yonhap News Agency
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Yonhap News Agency provides news articles on politics, economy, society, culture, entertainment, sports, science, and other topics.
Cookat
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Cookat is the provider of a food blogging platform designed to deliver new information regarding unique food recipes.
INTAKE foods
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INTAKE foods is a company focused on food content development and food branding.
Kakao
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Kakao is a technology company that operates mobile platforms in South Korea.
ETRI
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ETRI Journal publishes research papers in English in the fields of information, telecommunications, and electronics.
Kakao Entertainment
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Kakao Entertainment is an entertainment, mass media, and publishing company that will provide consumers a different pleasure and experience.
The Korea Economic Daily
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The Korea Economic Daily and its readers make great companionship.
Instiz
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Instiz is an entertainment news publishing company.
Mirae N
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Mirae N is a print company that publishes textbooks, study references and books.
Kukmin Ilbo
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Kukmin Ilbo is a daily newspaper in South Korea.
Smilegate Megaport
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Smilegate Megaport is a mobile game development company.
Newsis
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Newsis is a Korean independent news agency that disseminates breaking news, weather updates, sports information, and entertainment content.
The Kyunghyang Shinmun
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The Kyunghyang Shinmun is a daily newspaper published in South Korea.
Edaily
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Edaily is an online web and mobile application that provides fast and accurate news and information services for its viewers.
kyeongin.com
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kyeongin.com publishes news about daily affairs on the web.
Insight
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Insight is a news and media company that collects all the news from the world and communicates with readers.
Seoul Media Group
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Seoul Media Group is a publishing company that offers magazines, comics and books.
Visang
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Visang is an education management platform that publishes and distributes educational books.
WorldCom Edu
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WorldCom Edu is a children’s language book publishing company.
MK News
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MK News provides in-depth knowledge and information to its users focused on the economy of South Korea.
E-Future
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E-Future is an adaptive publisher for English language teaching.
Fnnews.com
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Fnnews.com is a financial news publishing service provider.
huvleview
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Mobile Web Browser for Apps and Global Ad-Tech companies
Yellephant
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Yellephant is a Korean-based kids edutainment studio that publishes app-enabled toys and learning content for kids.
Fashionbiz
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Fashionbiz is a fashion business magazine in Korea.
BusinessKorea
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BusinessKorea is an English language magazine published monthly in Korea.
Hansol Education
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Hansol Education provides education premium products for children.
Chunjae Education
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Chunjae Education is an educational publishing company.
High Cut
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High Cut is a fashion and beauty content magazine publishing company.
DuDu China
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DuDu China is a Korean professional web channel providing information on Chinese culture, economy, society, politics, history, and more.
Doosan Magazine
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Doosan Magazine is a media company that publishes fashion, beauty, and lifestyle content.
Epirus
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Epirus is a publisher specializing in genre novels & webtoons.
GILBUT
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GILBUT publishes audiobooks and ebooks for language learners.
Bloter & Media
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Bloter & Media is a news publishing company located in Yongdungpo.
BUSINESS PLUS
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BUSINESS PLUS is a news and media publishing company.
VIEWCOMMZ
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VIEWCOMMZ is an online content publishing agency.
Ohmynews
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Ohmynews is an online news website that accepts, edits, and publishes articles from its readers.
MODU Communications
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MODU Communications is a career and lifestyle magazine publishing company.
CarTech
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CarTech is a car maintenance and technical magazine.
Victoria Productions
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Victoria Productions provides EduTech products with augmented reality and virtual reality.
Sports Seoul Company
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Sports Seoul Company is engaged in publishing news articles and magazines related to sports industry.
RH Korea
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RH Korea is a general publishing company in Korea.
The Fact
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The Fact is a politics, economy, entertainment, and sports news publishing company.
Mother Tongue
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Mother Tongue is a general book publishing and manufacturing company.
Influential
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Influential provides professional speakers and books to global audiences.
Money Today
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Money Today is a broadcasting and media production company.
Munhwa
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Munhwa is a daily newspaper company in South Korea.
GimmYoung Publishers
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GimmYoung Publishers is a book publishing company.
JOH & Company
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JOH & Company aims to nurture businesses that generate profits on a sound basis in the areas of food, clothing, shelter and information.
Punch Digital Marketing
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Full service digital marketing agency in Korea. PPC, SEO and social media marketing. Naver and KakaoTalk ads.
SIDAEGOSI
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SIDAEGOSI provides textbook publishing and online lecture video production services.
Nutrition
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Nutrition is an educational journal that delivers accurate facts to readers.
eney
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eney is an IT infrastructure service company that provides web publishing, patch call and IT network services.
MBC NewsDesk
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MBC NewsDesk is a broadcasting and media production company.
Braincolla
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Braincolla provides information technology and services based in South Korea.
Prinpia
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Prinpia provides a solution for your printing production, from editing and planning, design, CTP, printing and bookbinding.
Press cooperatives Pressian
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Pressian is a political news website headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
HanbitSoft
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HanbitSoft is a game publishing and development company.
Blockinpress
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Blockinpress publishes news related to blockchain for developers, financiers, and media experts.
ATSQUARE
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ATSQUARE provides news, publishing, and information services.
Wednesday
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Wednesday is an online store for office stationery.
Monobrain
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Monobrain is a company specializing in producing digital content, digital textbooks and educational materials using HTML5.
D&C Media
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D&C Media produces and distributes novels such as fantasy, martial arts, romance, light nobel, and other genre books.
Darakwon
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Darakwon is a Korean publisher specializing in English, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese language learning materials.
CHUNJAETEXTBOOK
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CHUNJAETEXTBOOK is the textbook publishing company for Korean school education.
NCSOFT Games
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NCSOFT is a premiere digital entertainment company and global publisher with worldwide locations and more than 4,000 employees.
Vitamin TV
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Vitamin TV is a media and news company that offers broadcast promotion services.
FETV
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FETV is an online financial news publishing company.
BOOK21
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Book 21 is a book publishing company that engages in the sales of books.
Digital Daily
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Digital Daily is a media and news publishing company.
Wisdom House
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Wisdom House is a book publishing and media company.