Naver Webtoon Reports 23% Revenue Boost as Anti-Piracy System Delays Illegal Distribution

Naver Webtoon's Anti-Piracy Tool Results 23% Increase In Platform's Revenue

Naver Webtoon’s anti-piracy tool, Toon Radar, has successfully resulted in a 23% average increase in paid transactions for the platform’s top titles. Webtoon’s latest press release highlighted that the number of titles leaked to unauthorized sites within 24 hours of release plummeted by 90% by the end of the first quarter, thanks to Toon Radar. For the top 50 most popular works and the top 100 fastest-pirated titles, the time it takes for new ch…

Naver Webtoon Reports 23% Revenue Boost as Anti-Piracy System Delays Illegal Distribution

Company finds number of titles illegally uploaded within 24 hours of release dropped by about 90% by end of Q1 2026