NEXON Corporation
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The Global Office of Nexon in Seoul, South Korea.
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Native name
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주식회사 넥슨코리아[* South Korean local subsidiary] 株式会社ネクソン |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1994 Seoul, South Korea |
| Founders | Kim Jung Ju and Jake Song |
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Global Offices Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea El Segundo, California, USA Berlin, Germany Emeryville, California, USA |
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Key people
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Owen Mahoney(CEO) Shiro Uemura (CFO) Ji Won Park (Nexon Korea Corp. CEO) Richard Williams (Nexon America Inc. CEO) Keunwook (Kenny) Chang (Nexon Europe GmbH CEO) |
| Revenue |
 ¥190.263 billion (2015) |
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¥62.290 billion (2015) |
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¥55.132 billion (2015) |
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Number of employees
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5,033 (Dec. 2015) |
| Subsidiaries | Nexon Korea Corporation Nexon America Inc. Nexon Europe GmbH Nexon Taiwan Ltd. Nexon Networks Corporation NEXON M Inc. Nexon Communications Co., Ltd. NEOPLE INC. NDOORS Corporation Lexian Software Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Rushmo Co., Ltd. Neon Studio Corporation NEXON GT Co., Ltd. gloops, Inc. COMLIER. INC gloops Vietnam Co.,Ltd. Nexon Space Co., Ltd. THINGSOFT Inc. Fantage.com Inc. Boolean Games Rushmo America, Inc. Big Huge Games |
| Website | http://company.nexon.co.jp/en/ |
Nexon (Hangul: 넥슨; RR: Nekseun) Co., Ltd. (stylized, trademarked and marketed as NEXON Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社ネクソン Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Nekuson?)) is a South Korean video game company. It is a global leader in online games for PC and mobile, servicing around 100 titles in over 190 countries. Nexon was founded in Seoul in 1994 by Kim Jung Ju and Jake Song. Nexon headquarters is in Tokyo, Japan. Nexon is currently a listed company on the .
Nexon Group was established in Korea on December 1994. Nexon developed and published its first title, Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds, in 1996, which the company continues to service. Many title releases followed such as Dark Ages: Online Roleplaying, Elemental Saga, QuizQuiz, KartRider, Elancia, and Shattered Galaxy; some of which are maintained by a company spun off of Nexon, Kru Interactive. In 2003, Nexon developed MapleStory in Korea, which later became its one of the most successful titles and has been serviced for more than a decade. The game was localized in many locations such as Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, North America, Europe, Brazil, and Vietnam. Nexon is also the developer of Dungeon&Fighter, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Neople.Dungeon&Fighter is one of the most popular free-to-play PC online games in China.
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