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NC (company)

NC Corporation (Korean: 엔씨), formerly known as NCSoft (Korean: 엔씨소프트) is a South Korean video game developer and publisher headquartered in Pangyo, Seongnam, South Korea, primarily known for the distribution of massively multiplayer online role-playing games such as Lineage and Guild Wars.

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Founded
11 March 1997; 29 years ago (1997-03-11)
Industry
Video games
Owner
Kim Taek-jin (11.9%) · Public Investment Fund (9.26%) · Netmarble (8.9%) · National Pension Service (8.4%)
Headquarters
Pangyo, Seongnam, South Korea
Founder
Kim Taek-jin
Key people
Kim Taek-jin (CEO)

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NC (company)

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples24
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
Components1

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NC (company)

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Owner · 4
NC (company) → Kim Taek-jin (11.9%), National Pension Service (8.4%), Netmarble (8.9%), Public Investment Fund (9.26%)
Founded · 1
NC (company) → 11 March 1997; 29 years ago (1997-03-11)
Founder · 1
NC (company) → Kim Taek-jin
Headquarters · 1
NC (company) → Pangyo, Seongnam, South Korea
Industry · 1
NC (company) → Video games
Key people · 1
NC (company) → Kim Taek-jin (CEO)
Native name · 1
NC (company) → 엔씨
Net income · 1
NC (company) → ₩347.4 billion (2025)
Number of employees · 1
NC (company) → 3100
Operating income · 1
NC (company) → ₩16.1 billion (2025)

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NC (company)Founded11 March 1997; 29 years ago (1997-03-11)1.00infobox
NC (company)FounderKim Taek-jin1.00infobox
NC (company)HeadquartersPangyo, Seongnam, South Korea1.00infobox
NC (company)IndustryVideo games1.00infobox
NC (company)Key peopleKim Taek-jin (CEO)1.00infobox
NC (company)Native name엔씨1.00infobox
NC (company)Net income₩347.4 billion (2025)1.00infobox
NC (company)Number of employees31001.00infobox
NC (company)Operating income₩16.1 billion (2025)1.00infobox
NC (company)OwnerKim Taek-jin (11.9%)1.00infobox
NC (company)OwnerPublic Investment Fund (9.26%)1.00infobox
NC (company)OwnerNetmarble (8.9%)1.00infobox
NC (company)OwnerNational Pension Service (8.4%)1.00infobox
NC (company)ProductsSee complete list of products1.00infobox
NC (company)Revenue₩1.507 trillion (2025)1.00infobox
NC (company)Total assets₩4.333 trillion (2025)1.00infobox
NC (company)Total equity₩3.370 trillion (2025)1.00infobox
NC (company)Traded asKRX: 0365701.00infobox
NC (company)TypePublic1.00infobox
NC (company)Websitenc.com1.00infobox

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