Nettowinst Kakao onderuit in Q1

Nieuws Mobiel Korea, republiek van 12 MAY 2016
Nettowinst Kakao onderuit in Q1
Het Zuid-Koreaanse internetbedrijf Kakao, eigenaar van de messaging app KakaoTalk, heeft over het eerste kwartaal van dit jaar een omzet gerealiseerd van 242,5 miljard Koreaanse won (KRW) bij een operationeel resultaat van KRW 21,1 miljard. Kakao liet sterke groei zien in zijn mobiele activiteiten, goed voor 63 procent van de totaalomzet van het bedrijf. 

De omzet uit gaming steeg op kwartaalbasis met 23,3 procent naar een record van KRW 70,3 miljard. Kakao's commerce-platform wist met 4,3 procent te groeien naar KRW 18,3 miljard, een groei van 54,8 procent op jaarbasis. De omzet uit advertenties daalde op kwartaalbasis met 15,7 procent naar KRW 129,4 miljard. De nettowinst viel op jaarbasis terug van KRW 30,8 miljard naar KRW 10,9 miljard in Q1 2016. 

Eind maart kwam het totaal aantal maandelijkse actieve gebruikers (MAU) van KakaoTalk in Zuid-Korea uit op ruim 41,1 miljoen, ongeveer drie miljoen meer dan een jaar eerder. Wereldwijd zijn er 49,3 miljoen MAU's van de dienst. 

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