Who owns NEOPLE?
NEOPLE is owned by Nexon (Japan, TSE: 3659), which has owned the brand since 2008.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: NEXON Co., Ltd. 24th Annual Securities Report (fiscal year 2025), 24 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- NEXON Co., Ltd. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Jeju
- Category
- Technology › Game makers & platforms › Game publishers & studios
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 3659
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About NEOPLE
NEOPLE INC. is the Jeju developer that owns the Dungeon&Fighter IP. NEXON Korea acquired it in August 2008 and holds 100% of it. NEOPLE also made The First Berserker: Khazan, a newer game based on the Dungeon&Fighter IP, and it is the party that grants Tencent companies the exclusive licences for both games in China, signed in 2018 and 2024.
Ownership timeline of NEOPLE
Where NEOPLE sits in Nexon
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Nexon
Nexon controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in technology.
Also in technology
Other brands in game publishers & studios, and who owns them
The 22 brands in game publishers & studios on Brandtree belong to 8 owners. The largest is Atari, with 5; Nexon has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Atari | Atari | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Brainium | PLAYSTUDIOS | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KartKraft | Motorsport Games | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Haemimont Games | Paradox Interactive | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| DoubleDown Casino | DoubleDown Interactive | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Snail Games USA | Snail | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Unknown Worlds | KRAFTON | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Digital Eclipse | Atari | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
About the owner: Nexon
Nexon is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2002. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 3659.
NEXON Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-listed online games company whose biggest games are owned by its South Korean subsidiaries. It was set up in Tokyo in December 2002 by the original NEXON Corporation, which Jungju Kim had founded in Seoul in 1994 and which survives as NXC Corporation, still the holder of 46.3% of the voting rights. NEXON has been listed in Tokyo since December 2011. Its Korean games are owned through NEXON Korea, NEOPLE and the KOSDAQ-listed NEXON Games, of which it holds 62.9%. The NEXON name itself is licensed in from NXC.
🇰🇷 NEOPLE and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 237 brands that began in South Korea. 12 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, NEOPLE among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of NEOPLE?
The parent company of NEOPLE is Nexon, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is NEOPLE South Korean or Japanese?
NEOPLE originated in South Korea, but it is owned today by Nexon, which is headquartered in Japan. So NEOPLE is a South Korean-origin brand under Japanese ownership.
Since when has Nexon owned NEOPLE?
Nexon has owned NEOPLE since 2008.
Is NEOPLE still owned by Nexon?
Yes. As of 28 October 2026, NEOPLE is still owned by Nexon. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] NEXON Co., Ltd. 24th Annual Securities Report (fiscal year 2025) — NEXON Co., Ltd., Stock exchange filing, published 24 March 2026; retrieved 28 October 2026.
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