Naver facts for kids
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NAVER |
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네이버 주식회사
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Neibeo Jusikhoesa |
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| Founded | 2 June 1999 |
| Founder | Lee Hae-jin |
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Seongnam-si
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| Parent | Naver Corporation |
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네이버 주식회사
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| Revised Romanization | Neibeo Jusikhoesa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Neibŏ Chusikhoesa |
Naver (Hangul: 네이버; stylized as NAVER) is a very popular online platform from South Korea. It's run by a company called Naver Corporation. Naver offers many useful things online, like a search engine to find information, email for sending messages, blogs where people can write, maps to help you get around, and even ways to pay for things using your phone.
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Naver was the first company in Korea to create its very own search engine. It was started on June 2, 1999, and its main office is in Seongnam, South Korea. The name 'Naver' comes from combining 'navigate' (meaning to explore) and '-er' (meaning a person). So, Naver is like a guide who helps you explore the huge amount of information on the internet!
In August 2000, Naver launched its 'comprehensive search' service. This was cool because it showed users all sorts of results for one search, like blogs, websites, and images, all organized on a single page.
Naver was also one of the first to let users create content. In 2002, they started 'Knowledge iN' (네이버 지식인). With Knowledge iN, people can ask any question they have. Other users then provide answers, and the person who asked the question can pick the best one. This service was so popular that it inspired other similar platforms, like Yahoo! Answers, which started three years later. Today, Knowledge iN has over 200 million answers!
Naver kept adding more services over the years. Naver Blog started in June 2003 and became very popular. In 2004, Naver launched 'Webtoon', which is a place to read online comics.
In May 2005, Naver introduced 'Real-time Search'. This showed what topics were trending and being searched for a lot at that moment. These popular searches would appear right on Naver's main page, so many people could see them.
Between 2005 and 2007, Naver improved its search for things like music and videos, and also made its services better for mobile phones. In February 2011, Naver launched a messaging app called Line for people in South Korea.
In October 2023, Naver announced a new AI chatbot service called 'CLOVA X' (클로바X). This is like a smart computer program that can chat with you and answer questions.
Naver offers a wide range of services that help people every day.
Naver Dictionary started in 1999, at the same time as Naver itself. At first, it only translated between Korean and English. Now, it supports 67 different languages! It gathers definitions from many dictionaries, including well-known ones like the Oxford Dictionary of English and the Collins English Dictionary.
Junior Naver (쥬니어 네이버), also known as Juniver (쥬니버), is a special website just for kids. It's like a safe online playground. Junior Naver has fun things like educational games, quizzes, videos, and even a homework helper. Experts and teachers help filter out anything harmful, making sure it's a safe place for children to explore the internet. It's currently the only children's portal site in Korea.
Knowledge iN
Knowledge iN (지식iN) is an online platform where you can ask questions and get answers from other users. It started in October 2002. Naver was a leader in letting users create content through this service. People can ask about almost anything, and others share their knowledge. This service has been very popular, especially with teens and young adults.
Naver Webtoon (네이버 웹툰), now simply called WEBTOON, is a platform where you can read many different online comics, called webtoons. Professional artists create these webtoons, and users can read them for free. There's also a 'Challenge' section where new artists can share their own comics and get noticed.
Naver Cafe (네이버 카페) is a service that lets Naver users create their own online communities. It's like having your own club or group on the internet. As of May 2017, there were over 10.5 million active cafes! People use them to share hobbies, discuss topics, or just chat with friends.
Naver Blog (네이버 블로그) started in June 2003. It's a place where people can write their own online diaries or articles, sharing their thoughts, experiences, and photos. As of April 2016, there were 23 million users, and in 2023, 1.26 million new users joined.
Naver NOW (formerly Naver TV) is a platform for watching videos. It mainly shows web dramas, which are like TV shows made for the internet. Naver NOW is mostly used on mobile phones, while Naver TV is still available as a website.
In June 2015, Naver launched its own payment service called Naver Pay. This allows people to pay for things using their mobile phones or online. Naver Pay is the most used mobile payment service in South Korea.
Naver Mail (네이버 메일) is an email service that all Naver users can use. Each user gets a lot of space, up to 5GB, to store their emails.
Naver News (네이버 뉴스) is a website that collects news articles from different sources. It has been run by Naver since 2000. It also has a special section called Naver Enter, which focuses on news about entertainment.
Naver Shopping Live (네이버 쇼핑 라이브) is a platform where people can watch live videos of products being sold. It's like a shopping show on TV, but online! People can broadcast from their phones or cameras. It's very popular in Korea, with most mobile shoppers using it as their main platform in 2023.
PRISM Live Studio
PRISM Live Studio (프리즘 라이브 스튜디오) is an app that lets you stream live videos from your phone or computer. You can broadcast to many different platforms at the same time, like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch. It also helps you edit your videos.
In July 2017, Naver launched Papago, which is a smart translation app. It uses special AI technology to translate text and phrases in 15 different languages. Papago tries to understand the meaning of sentences, not just individual words, to give better translations. The Papago app has been downloaded over 16 million times!
Search Engine Updates
Naver used to have a feature called Real-time Search Terms (급상승 검색어), which showed what topics were quickly becoming popular in searches. However, Naver removed this feature on February 25, 2021.
See also
In Spanish: Naver para niños
- List of search engines
- Search engine
- Comparing search engines
- Naver Corporation
- Band
- Line
