South Korea App Market Statistics in 2020

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is on position 1 of the biggest Korean app publishers. Samsung is a multinational electronics company based in Suwon, South Korea. In addition to developing mobile apps, they manufacture a wide range of consumer and industrial electronic equipment and products such as semiconductors, personal computers, and smartphones. Samsung has developed and published such apps as Samsung Members, Samsung Elite, Samsung HeartWise, Chef Collection, and more. They own 94 apps that have been downloaded together more than 20.55b+ times.

NAVER Corp. is on position 2 of the biggest Korean app publishers. Naver is an internet content service company located in Seongnam, South Korea. They are primarily known for operating the Korean search engine Naver. They aim to research technologies that improve lives, support individuals for greater growth and opportunities, and cultivate competitiveness aimed towards the future. Their mobile app portfolio includes: BAND, Moot, V LIVE, Naver Papago, NAVER Korean Dictionary, NAVER Map, and more. They own 36 apps that have been downloaded together more than 465.93m+ times.

Retrica, Inc. is on position 3 of the biggest Korean app publishers. Retrica is a South Korean app publisher whose products are renowned for their unparalleled quality and ability to combine a variety of colors and shades. Retrica, which enables users to record experiences, captivates not only casual users but content creators as well. Currently, RicaRica – Bling Bling is the only app that Retrica has published. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 324.06m+ times.

Kakao Corporation is on position 4 of the biggest Korean app publishers. Kakao is a South Korean Internet company that was established in 2010 and is famous for its messaging apps KakaoTalk, one of the country's most popular messaging application. Besides messaging apps it also started an internet bank K-Bank and transportation services Kako Taxi. They own 17 apps that have been downloaded together more than 356.64m+ times.

JP Brothers, Inc. is on position 5 of the biggest Korean app publishers. JP Brothers is a tech start-up based in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 2012, they are a team of selfie specialists that design and develop top-quality photography-related apps. JP Brothers’ goal is to help users create photographic media to be shared with the world, whether it be a selfie, a travel video, or a simple photo of the sunset. Their mobile app repertoire includes: InstaMini, PICTAIL – Cykik, Candy Camera, Noah Camera, and more. They own 20 apps that have been downloaded together more than 284.77m+ times.

SK Communications is on position 6 of the biggest Korean app publishers. SK Communications is a South Korean tech company founded in 1999. They are primarily known for operating the popular web portal, Nate. Additionally, they offer internet access and telecommunications services to private individuals and businesses. SK Communications has published a number of mobile apps, such as: Cymera Camera, NateOn UC, Nate, NateMail, and more. They own 7 apps that have been downloaded together more than 246.86m+ times.

Notes is on position 7 of the biggest Korean app publishers. Notes is the developer name of the South Korean startup, Social & Mobile. They are best known for their minimalst note-taking app, ColorNote. Social & Mobile was founded in 2009. Notes has developed and published the apps ColorNote Notepad Notes, Color Flashlight, ColorDict Dictionary, and Korean Hangul Keyboard (Beta). They own 4 apps that have been downloaded together more than 227.84m+ times.

SKTelecom is on position 8 of the biggest Korean app publishers. SK Telecom is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator and is part of the SK Group. In addition to publishing mobile apps, SK Telecom is South Korea's largest wireless carrier. SKTelecom has produced such mobile apps as T world, Bill Letter, PASS, Jump AR, Jump VR, and more. They own 67 apps that have been downloaded together more than 222.84m+ times.

Springwalk, Inc. is on position 9 of the biggest Korean app publishers. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 219.55m+ times.

KineMaster Corporation is on position 10 of the biggest Korean app publishers. KineMaster is a subsidiary of the global multimedia software company NexStreaming, based in Seoul, South Korea. It is their mission to make everyone creative by providing the most powerful video editing apps in the world. To date, KineMaste has released three mobile apps: KineMaster, Dollop Shop, and SingPlay. They own 4 apps that have been downloaded together more than 190.8m+ times.

49% of apps from Korean publishers have Firebase integrated. In total 10,434 apps. Firebase is a mobile and web application development platform SDK that gives app builders the ability to develop their apps faster, without worrying about infrastructure. It includes functionalities like analytics, databases, messaging and crash reporting so developers can move quickly and focus on their users.

41% of apps from Korean publishers have Android Support Library V4 integrated. In total 8,736 apps. Android Support Library V4, developed by Google’s Android team, is a platform that helps app developers manage the release of new API versions. Rather than developing code to handle the provisioning of new features on earlier releases, developers can leverage Android Support Library V4 to provide that compatibility layer.

38% of apps from Korean publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 8,116 apps. Google Ads AdMob is a mobile advertising platform that enables users to monetize their mobile applications via in-app advertising. AdMob is based on the Google Mobile Ads SDK and serves over 200 billion ad requests a month, with over 1 million advertisers and 1 million apps currently running on the AdMob mobile ad network.

31% of apps from Korean publishers have Firebase Cloud Messaging integrated. In total 6,530 apps. Firebase Cloud Messaging is a cross-platform messaging solution developed by Google that lets app developers reliably deliver messages at no cost. With Firebase Cloud Messaging, app developers can notify a client app that new email or other data is available to sync, and drive user re-engagement and retention with notification messages.

24% of apps from Korean publishers have Android Design Support Library integrated. In total 5,030 apps. Android Design Support Library, developed by Google’s Android team, provides app developers with an API to support adding material design components and patterns to their apps. The Design Support library helps app developers address various material design components and patterns, such as navigation drawers, floating action buttons, snackbars, and tabs.

21% of apps from Korean publishers have gson integrated. In total 4,542 apps. Gson is a Google-developed Java library that app developers can leverage to convert Java Objects into their JSON representation, and vice versa. It works with arbitrary Java objects, including pre-existing objects of which developers do not have the source-code.

18% of apps from Korean publishers have Google Cloud Messaging integrated. In total 3,798 apps.

18% of apps from Korean publishers have Glide integrated. In total 3,785 apps. Glide is an open source media management and image loading framework for Android that supports fetching, decoding, and displaying video stills, images, and animated GIFs. Glide includes a flexible API that developers can plug in to almost any network stack.

16% of apps from Korean publishers have Google Analytics integrated. In total 3,361 apps. Google Analytics is an analytics SDK that enables app developers to measure user interactions on their app. It is designed to give developers the tools necessary to collect, configure, and analyze data in order to reach the right audience.

14% of apps from Korean publishers have ZXing integrated. In total 3,032 apps. ZXing – also known as “zebra crossing” – is an open-source, multi-format barcode image processing library implemented in Java, with ports to other languages. It supports 1D product, 1D industrial, and 2D barcodes.