WEBTOON ENTERTAINMENT INC (WBTN)
Communication · Digital storytelling and creator monetization platforms · NASDAQ
A global digital storytelling platform that empowers millions of creators to publish web-comics and web-novels to a 157-million-user community across 150+ countries, monetizing through premium content, advertising, and IP adaptations.
What WEBTOON ENTERTAINMENT INC does
WEBTOON is a global digital storytelling platform that connects 27 million creators with approximately 157 million monthly active users across over 150 countries. The platform allows creators to publish web-comics (graphical stories) and web-novels (text-based stories) in a serialized, episodic format, primarily optimized for mobile viewing. Users can consume content for free or pay to access premium content, and creators monetize through Paid Content revenue sharing, advertising, and intellectual property adaptations into film, streaming series, games, and merchandise.
Themes: ["Digital storytelling / web-comics and web-novels","Creator monetization / creator economy","Content IP and adaptations","User-generated content platforms","Mobile-first entertainment","Community engagement and fandom"]
Fundamentals
- Price$11.40 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$1.5B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+21.0% as of 2026-07-09 close
- Net margin-24.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+24.2% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE-24.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+2.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+8.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta2.17 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Company is unprofitable with -24.17% net margin as of mid-2026, heavily dependent on growing monetization from Paid Content, advertising, and IP adaptations to achieve profitability","Intense competition for creator talent and user engagement in digital entertainment; ability to attract and retain professional creators is critical to content quality and platform growth","Revenue growth is modest at 2.26% YoY, indicating slowing expansion; success depends on penetrating new geographic markets and increasing engagement in mature markets"]
Competitors & peers
- Tapas (mobile comics and storytelling)
- Comixology (digital comics)
- Royal Road (web-novel platform)
- Radish Fiction (serialized storytelling)
- Netmarble (Korean gaming and entertainment)
- Kakao Entertainment (Korean content and webtoon)
- Amazon Kindle (digital publishing)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.