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Kim Beom-su

Kim Beom-su is founder and chairman of Kakao, the most widely used messaging app in South Korea.

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Kim Beom-su : @kakaoteam

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카카오팀 @kakaoteam
오늘 오후 4시 30분부터 6시 10분까지 카카오톡 이미지 수발신이 원활하지 않은 현상이 있었습니다. 장애 감지 즉시 긴급점검을 통해 현재는 모두 정상화된 상태입니다. 불편을 겪으셨을 모든 분들께 사과의 말씀을 드립니다.
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//Education

• Seoul National University, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
• Seoul National University, Master of Science

//Early days

Kim Beom-su became one of the few self-made billionaires in Korea thanks to the love of video games and online communication. Kim created two companies from scratch: the first online games portal in South Korea (Hangame Communications) and the local messaging application KakaoTalk.

Kim was born in a low-income environment, in a family of eight with parents who didn’t finish elementary school. Kim was the first member of his family to go to university. Kim paid for his education with private tutoring classes.

Kim Beom-su’s first job was to develop an online communication service for Samsung. He left the company five years later to open an Internet café and develop online casino games. Its page attracted heavy traffic, and it merged with Naver, to become the leading web portal of Korea: NHN.

//Career

Kim Beom-su quit NHN’s safety to start a new venture. In 2007 Kim moved to Silicon Valley. When he was looking for new ideas, he was amazed by the iPhone. With a team of four people, he started developing applications for the iPhone before it arrived in Korea.

In 2010, Kim introduced Kakao, the instant messaging application that is now used by three-quarters of the population in Korea. In 2014, the company merged with Daum Communications, the main competitor of NHN.

Expanding to other markets has been difficult for the company. To internationalize its market, Kakao acquired Path, an American company that was succeeding in Asia.

//Distinctions

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//Other facts

Kim Beom-su has become a popular speaker in Korea as he is one of the few billionaires who did not inherit his fortune. Kim Beom-su has a personal goal to help the development of 100 technological startups.

Kim Beom-su sees Korea’s rigid education system as a barrier to the development of the creative industries. He has preferred to send his children to study abroad because he is convinced that the next generations should think outside the box and not under pre-established schemes.

//Publications

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//Other links

//Twitter

Kim Beom-su : @kakaoteam

카카오팀
카카오팀 @kakaoteam
오늘 오후 4시 30분부터 6시 10분까지 카카오톡 이미지 수발신이 원활하지 않은 현상이 있었습니다. 장애 감지 즉시 긴급점검을 통해 현재는 모두 정상화된 상태입니다. 불편을 겪으셨을 모든 분들께 사과의 말씀을 드립니다.
16 Jul
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카카오팀
카카오팀 @kakaoteam
오늘 오후 4시 30분부터 카카오톡 이미지 수발신 장애가 발생하여, 긴급 점검 중에 있습니다. 점검 시간동안 이미지 전송 기능 사용이 어려울 수 있으니 조금만 기다려주세요. 이용에 불편을 드려 죄송합니다. 최선을 다해 빠르게 마무리하겠습니다.
16 Jul
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카카오팀
카카오팀 @kakaoteam
현재 일부 사용자들의 카카오톡 이미지 수발신이 원활하지 않아 긴급 점검 중입니다. 빠르게 처리하도록 최선을 다하겠습니다. 이용에 불편을 드려 죄송합니다. 잠시만 기다려주세요.
16 Jul
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