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WEBTOON parent NAVER announces approval of agreement to acquire Wattpad News provided by Share this article Leading social storytelling platform Wattpad aligns with WEBTOON, leading global digital comics platform LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of WEBTOON™s parent company, NAVER, announced today that it has approved a definitive agreement to acquire leading social storytelling platform, Wattpad, in a cash and stock transaction valued at more than an estimate...

South Korean internet giant Naver, which owns the global digital comics platform WEBTOON, is acquiring Wattpad in a cash and stock deal valued at more than $600 million.

Korean internet conglomerate Naver to acquire Wattpad for US$600M The deal brings Wattpad under the same umbrella as the digital comic publisher Webtoon, with the platforms boasting a combined user base of around 160 million. (Wattpad co-founder Allen Lau pictured.) January 20, 2021 South Korean internet conglomerate Naver, the parent comp...