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KakaoTalk

Official website (https://www.kakaocorp.com/)

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Also known as KaTalk

KakaoTalk (), commonly referred to as KaTalk () in South Korea, is an instant messenger and online services platform operated by Kakao Corporation. It was launched in 2010 and the app is available on mobile and desktop platforms.

Key facts

Software.name
KakaoTalk
Software.logo
KakaoTalk logo.svg
Software.logo size
120px
Software.screenshot
KakaoTalk screenshot.png
Software.screenshot size
220
Software.caption
Screenshot showing the "Live Talk" feature in a group chat
Software.collapsible
yes
Software.developer
Kakao Corp.
Software.operating system
iOS, macOS, Android, Bada, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Windows NT, Nokia Asha, WatchOS, Wear OS
Software.language
Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, Turkish
Software.language count
15
Software.genre
Messaging app
Software.license
Freeware
Software.website
kakaocorp.com/service/KakaoTalk

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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Service
  • Free calling and messaging service
  • Search for friends by KakaoTalk ID
  • Plus Friend
  • Kakao Pay
  • Emoticon Plus
  • Company business model
  • KakaoTalk API
  • Influence
  • Korean
  • International
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

KakaoTalk (), commonly referred to as KaTalk () in South Korea, is an instant messenger and online services platform operated by Kakao Corporation. It was launched in 2010 and the app is available on mobile and desktop platforms.

KakaoTalk is the most popular instant messaging app in South Korea, and since its debut in March 2010, the service has captured around 90 percent of the local market. Originally designed for messaging, it has evolved into becoming a super-app providing mobile payments and banking, taxi hailing, games and others.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “KakaoTalk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.