What is Kakaotalk? Kakaotalk Review, Features

Kakaotalk is a software similar to WeChat. In foreign countries, it is a cross-platform communication software at the same level as WhatsApp Messenger. It has more than 28 million users worldwide, which is very impressive.

About Kakaotalk

• KakaoTalk is a free chat software from South Korea, with Tencent as the second largest shareholder. It is similar to QQ and WeChat chat software. It can be used for communication between iPhone, Android, WP, Blackberry and other smart phones. This application uses actual phone numbers to manage friends. With the help of push notification service, you can quickly send and receive messages, pictures, videos, and voice intercoms with relatives, friends and colleagues. Similar to domestic QQ, even if your friends are not online, they can still receive your Kakao talk messages, just like sending text messages.

• KaKao was launched in March 2010 by a startup team with a strong founder background. More than ten years ago, he founded Hangame, the largest game platform in South Korea, and later served as CEO of NHN, the largest Internet group in South Korea. KaKao was launched after he left the company. KaKao has 62 million registered users. The number of messages sent daily is three times the total number of text messages sent by the three major operators in South Korea. Among the 55% market penetration rate of smartphones in South Korea, 95% are KaKao users.

Features of Kakaotalk

• Similar to WhatsApp, Kakao Talk uses actual phone numbers to manage friends, so if friends in your phone's address book also use Kakao Talk, they will automatically appear in the contact list of Kakao Talk.

• In addition to text messaging, KakaoTalk also supports pictures, audio and video. It also supports multi-person chat mode (GroupChat), and will gradually launch shopping and other functions. The design is very refreshing, the platform is very stable, it is not restricted by country or region, and it saves a lot of data. The registration process is simple. There is also a voice message recording function. Just press one button and your friends can hear your pure voice. KakaoTalk also adds a free phone function. KakaoTalk's free phone can also change the voice.

• Providing stable service support to more than 100 million users worldwide. More than 100 million card tests are issued daily and used in more than 200 countries. Supports 12 languages: English, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Turkish.

Features

• Free, unlimited, and available worldwide;

• No delay;

• Voice messages;

• No complicated registration is required. Just enter your mobile phone number and receive the verification code directly.

• Automatically add friends;

• Simple and easy to use;

• No ads.

Development History

• On February 14, 2022, KaKao ranked second in the list of companies that Koreans most want to work for.

• On December 9, 2022, Hurun Research Institute released the "2022 Hurun Global 500", ranking 209th.

• On February 7, 2023, according to Yonhap News Agency, South Korean Internet giant Kakao announced that the company acquired 9.05% of SM Entertainment's shares, becoming its second largest shareholder.