Nexon: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Nexon (TSE: 3659) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan that owns 7 consumer brands across 2 categories and makes and sells 1 consumer brand under licence without owning the name.[1][2]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- NEXON Co., Ltd. (also Nexon, Kabushiki Kaisha NEXON, NEXON Japan)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 2002
- Tickers
- TSE: 3659
- Website
- www.nexon.co.jp
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
Nexon in numbers
- Nexon owns 7 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is internet & digital with 5 brands.[1]
- 7 of its brands originated outside Japan.
Everything Nexon owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Minority stakes, joint ventures and licences
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Nexon own?
Nexon owns 7 consumer brands tracked here, including Embark Studios, ARC Raiders, Dungeon&Fighter, MapleStory, KartRider and NEOPLE.
Is Nexon a Japanese company?
Yes. Nexon is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 2002.
Who owns Nexon?
Nexon is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as 3659 on the TSE.
Sources (2) & 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.
- [2] NEXON Q2 2026 Earnings Letter — NEXON Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 28 October 2026.
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