April 24, 2024
Mobile & Internet
Koreans prefer Naver to Google Maps
[THE INVESTOR] The mobile map app powered by South Korea’s top portal operator Naver attracted more local Android users than the map app made by US giant Google, data showed on March 28.
According to the data compiled by industry tracker Wiseapp, Naver’s map app boasted 8.08 million monthly active users on the Android platform here in February, compared to 7.66 million posted by Google.
The map app served by Kakao, South Korea’s No. 2 portal operator, followed with 3.09 million users, the data also showed.
Kakao, however, gathered 3.51 million and 1.86 million users for its taxi and bus schedule applications, respectively, over the cited period.
In navigation applications, SK Telecom’s T Map gathered 6.15 million users, followed by Kakao and KT Corp. with 2.94 million and 1.63 million users, respectively.
By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)
According to the data compiled by industry tracker Wiseapp, Naver’s map app boasted 8.08 million monthly active users on the Android platform here in February, compared to 7.66 million posted by Google.
The map app served by Kakao, South Korea’s No. 2 portal operator, followed with 3.09 million users, the data also showed.
Kakao, however, gathered 3.51 million and 1.86 million users for its taxi and bus schedule applications, respectively, over the cited period.
In navigation applications, SK Telecom’s T Map gathered 6.15 million users, followed by Kakao and KT Corp. with 2.94 million and 1.63 million users, respectively.
By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)
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