KRAFTON has become the most expensive gaming company in South Korea, overtaking NCSOFT
At the beginning of 2024, the market value of KRAFTON exceeded 9.86 trillion Korean won, or about $7.4 billion, according to GameMeca. This allowed PUBG developers to take the first place in the top of the most expensive gaming companies whose shares are traded on the Korean Stock Exchange.
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The previous market leader was NCSOFT. Over the past year, its shares have more than doubled in price, as a result of which the company has dropped to third place in the top. It should be noted that now they give less for NCSOFT shares than ever before - 190.8 thousand Korean won ($143) apiece.
Below are the top 10 most expensive Korean public video game companies as of January 23, 2024. For convenience, we have provided figures in dollars. The brackets indicate how the market value has changed compared to January 2023.
1. KRAFTON — $7.4 billion (+16.5%).
2. Netmarble — $3.67 billion (+0.2%).
3. NCSOFT — $3.3 billion (-57.2%).
4. Pearl Abyss — $1.58 billion (-26%).
5. Kakao Games — $1.53 billion (-44.9%).
6. Wemade — $1.36 billion (+49.7%).
7. Afreeca TV — $905 million (+38.7%).
8. Nexon Games — $758 million (+15.3%).
9. DoubleU Games — $551 million (-18.5%).
10. NHN — $546 million (-21.4%).
