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Kakao steps up AI shift under Jeong Shin-a second term; key test is proving monetisation
Kakao is accelerating its shift to artificial intelligence in the second term of CEO Jeong Shin-a, after a first phase focused on restructuring affiliates and governance. The company is redefining KakaoTalk as an AI-based execution platform and expanding external partnerships and global business initiatives. Kakao has set targets for revenue growth and profitability and plans shareholder returns. Investors remain focused on when and how AI monetisation will show up in earnings.
Games & Commerce
Kakao holds daily life innovation conference to review platforms\' social impact
Kakao held its 2026 Kakao Daily Life Innovation Conference on March 20 at Heyground in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, and announced it on Saturday. The event featured presentations by nine academic research teams selected through last year’s Digital Platform Daily Life Innovation Research Support programme. Studies highlighted the impact of KakaoTalk emoticons on cross-generational communication, seniors’ perceptions of quality-of-life improvements from Kakao services, and the quantified value small businesses place on KakaoTalk Channels.
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Naver and Kakao draw attention with contrasting leadership overhauls
South Korea’s two biggest platform companies, Naver and Kakao, carried out contrasting organisational overhauls at the start of 2026. Naver is expanding leadership by adding three new C-level executives and moving to a six-member team from Feb. 1, aiming to speed decisions across expanding businesses. Kakao is reducing the size and authority of its group control tower, the CA Council, after restructuring cut the number of affiliates to 94 from 147.
