Milestones

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  • 2021
    04

    Won 9 awards at the iF Design Award in Germany

    09

    Rated “excellent” according to the 2020 Win-Win Growth Index evaluation (for 5 consecutive years)

    2 products awarded at the IDEA 2021 (CLOVA Lamp, CLOVA FaceSign)

    10

    Won Platinum for its ESG report at the LACP Vision Awards 2020

    Awarded the grand prize for its ESG report at the ARC Awards 2021

    Won Gold for its annual report at the LACP Vision Awards 2020

    Awarded the gold prize for its ESG report at the ARC Awards 2021

  • 2020
    02

    Won 5 prizes in German iF Design Awards

    08

    Won 5 prizes in the Red Dot Design Award 2020

    Won Gold in the LACP Vision Award 2019

    09

    Won the Grand prize in ARC Awards 2020

    Rated “excellent” according to the 2019 Win-Win Growth Index evaluation

    10

    Ranked 37th in the Forbes World's Best Employers 2020

    Ranked 33rd in Fortune's the Future 50

    12

    Recognized with Minister’s Commendation for “Policy Communication” (Ministry of the Interior and Safety)

    Received the Innovation Award for CLOVA Lamp at CES 2021

  • 2019
    02

    Awarded six products at German iF Design award

    V Live original series awarded in ‘Music’ category at Media Excellence Award

    06

    Rated “excellent” for 3 consecutive years according to the 2018 Win-Win Growth Index evaluation (chosen as the “best honorary company”)

    09

    Awarded ‘a company with best job opportunities’ (Ministry of Employment and Labor)

    10

    Awarded a thanks note at KOREA SME contest 2019

    Six product include LINE WORKS, Clova Clock awarded ‘Good Design award’ in Japan

    11

    Presidential Commendation issued for “Excellence in self-motivated win-win partnership” during the commemoration of the win-win growth week

    12

    Awarded Best company at ‘Win-Win index’ for 3 consecutive year (The National Commission for Corporate Partnership)

  • 2018
    02

    Papago wins in two categories at the German iF Design Awards

    04

    NAVER LABS wins four Red Dot Awards for four of its products

    06

    Ranked 9th in Forbes' list of 100 innvative countries(for fifth consecutive year)

    Rated “excellent” according to the 2017 Win-Win Growth Index evaluation

    08

    Papago, Whale and NAVER Map awards at German Red Dot Awards

    09

    LICO awards 1st at BCWW2018

    10

    Awarded six products include Clova Friends in IDEA Award

    Ranked 6th at ‘The Future 50’ by FORTUNE magazine

    11

    NAVER and NAVER LABS awarded 4 products at CES2019 Innovation Award

    NAVER Business Platform wins Minister’s award at ‘Grand Cloud Conference’ (Ministry of Science and ICT, as for industrial enrichment in cloud services)

  • 2017
    03

    NAVER ranks first in the National Customer Satisfaction Index(NCSI), Search Portal Service division, for eleventh consecutive year

    05

    Ranked best in company management by CEO Score

    06

    Rated “excellent” according to the 2016 Win-Win Growth Index evaluation

    11

    NAVER’s data facility, Gak, recognized as Energy Champion Company

  • 2016
    01

    NAVER ranks first in the National Customer Satisfaction Index(NCSI), Search Portal Service division, for tenth consecutive year(Korea Productivity Center)

    06

    Rated “good” according to the 2015 Win-Win Growth Index evaluation

    08

    Nominated for Forbes’ list of “The World Most Innovative Companies” for third consecutive year

    10

    Recognized with Presidential Award at the 38th Korea Energy Efficiency Awards by the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs

    NAVER ranks first in the 2016 KCSI(Korean Customer Satisfaction Index) for thirteenth consecutive year(Korea Management Association)

  • 2015
    01

    LINE Friends recognized with “Best Property” prizes by the Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association(LIMA) and Asian Licensing Awards(ALA)

    02

    LINE recognized as “Best International Startup” at the 8th Annual Crunchies Awards

    Wins eight design awards, including for NAVER Library and Toss(iF Design Award, Communication category)

    08

    Recognized with Prime Minister's Commendation at “Win-Win Partnership Contest Between Agriculture and Business”(Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs)

    Wins two major design awards, including for B612, a selfie app from LINE; recognized with Red Dot Award’s “Best of the Best” in the Communication Design category

    Wins five major design awards, including for NAVER's subway map; recognized with Red Dot Award’s “Best of the Best” in the Social Responsibility category

    09

    Recognized with Prime Minister's Commendation at “Win-Win Partnership Contest Between Agriculture and Business”(Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs)

    11

    Recognized with Prime Minister’s Commendation at the Software Industry Awards in the publics and civil society category(Ministry of ICT, Science and Future Planning)

  • 2014
    02

    Wins four design awards, including for NAVER's data center, Gak(iF Design Award, Communication category)

    NAVER awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by the Korea Bar Association

    04

    Recognized with Prime Minister’s Commendation for “Excellence in Employment” by the South Korean Minister of Health and Welfare

    05

    Recognized with Presidential Commendation for “Excellence in Gender Equality Employment” by the President/Ministry of Labor

    07

    Wins six design awards including for NAVER's “Korean Language Campaign” at the 2014 International Design Excellence Awards(IDEA)

    08

    Wins five Red Dot Awards for design in various categories, including a Best of the Best nomination for NAVER SDF Data Square

    10

    NAVER Green Factory awarded LEED Platinum certification

    12

    Presented with Lifetime Achievement Award for promoting the software industry by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

    Recognized with gold prize for charity work in education, Corporate category, by the Ministry of Education

  • 2013
    04

    NHN ranks first in the National Customer Satisfaction Index(NCSI), Search Portal Service division, for eighth consecutive year(Korea Productivity Center)

  • 2012
    04

    NAVER ranks first in the National Customer Satisfaction Index(NCSI), Search Portal Service division, for seventh consecutive year(Korea Productivity Center)

    06

    NAVER App Square and NHN NEXT brand identity receive four Red Dot Design Awards for design

    07

    NAVER Real Estate App, NHN Diary package receive four design awards at the 2012 International Design Excellence Awards(IDEA)

    10

    NHN included in group at “2012 Digital Geospatial EXPO”; recognized with Presidential Commendation by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs

    12

    Wins seven design awards including for NHN NEXT brand identity and LINE(iF Design Award, Communication category)

    NHN awarded top prize in the non-manufacturing category at the 21st “Good Corporations Awards” from the Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice

    NAVER Music recognized as best Korean TV app for everyday use by the Korea Communication Commission

  • 2011
    04

    NHN ranks first in the National Customer Satisfaction Index(NCSI), Search Portal Service division, for sixth consecutive year(Korea Productivity Center)

    07

    NHN recognized as “The Best Venture Business with Highest Sales in 2011” by the Small and Medium Business Administration and Korea Venture Business Association

    08

    Awarded gold in the “2011 Annual Report Competition” for internet services and pictures, silver for publishing, and bronze for design

    10

    NHN Green Factory receives 2011 Excellence Award/Korean Architecture Award

    11

    NAVER App Square and its photo printing package recognized with iF Design Award in the Communication category

    12

    NHN recognized with 2011 award for user data protection by the Korean Communications Commission and Korea Internet and Security Agency

  • 2010
    04

    NHN ranks first among search portals for fifth consecutive year in the National Customer Satisfaction Index(NCSI), (Korea Productivity Center)

    06

    NAVER’s Hangul campaign, “Hangeul, Beauty in every Letter” awarded PR Silver Lions at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival(now the International Festival of Creativity)

    08

    Wins nine design awards, including for NAVER Greenwindow, and Dialogue in the Dark intro clip(iF Design Award, Communication category)

    Wins five awards in the Brand Design category at the Red Dot Awards

    Annual report receives gold in the Internet Service, Publication/Production category and bronze in the Design category(Annual Report Competition 2010 Awards)

    12

    NAVER wins 15 awards, including in the Mobile Web & Media/Information Service category(Web Award Korea)

    NAVER included in Business Insider's list of top 10 tech companies representing Asia