NHN Announces Third Quarter Game Earnings Up 5.1 Percent YoY

Nov 10, 2025

NHN Announces Third Quarter Game Earnings Up 5.1 Percent YoY





NHN announced its third-quarter earnings in the game sector, up 5.1 percent year-on-year.

According to NHN's third-quarter results released on the 10th, sales rose 2.8% year-on-year and 3.4% quarter-on-quarter to 625.6 billion won, operating profit turned into a surplus year-on-year to 27.6 billion won, and increased 26.1% quarter-on-quarter.




Among them, the game sector recorded 118.3 billion won, up 5.1% year-on-year and 2.9% quarter-on-quarter. Mobile game sales increased 11.7% year-on-year, leading to growth in the game sector. Along with the brand renewal effect, the offline hold-um contest contributed significantly to the influx of new users in the third quarter, with a 52% increase in monthly new users compared to the previous quarter, achieving the largest quarterly sales since its launch in 2023. Even in Japan, '#Compass' is popular IP'I want to be a dark man!In collaboration with ', the company achieved the No. 1 Apple App Store sales ranking, as well as 29% year-over-year revenue growth.

In addition, the payment sector reached 327.3 billion won, up 15.5% year-on-year and 5.8% quarter-on-quarter, while the technology sector rose 8.8% year-on-year and 7.0% quarter-on-quarter to 111.8 billion won.

In particular, NHN said it plans to focus its company-wide capabilities so that new games to be introduced next year can successfully settle in the market.




The Daejeon action game currently under development 'DISSIDIA DUELLUM FINAL FANTASY' is the latest mobile new work in the 'DISIDIA FINAL FANTASY' series featuring many warriors from the 'Final Fantasy' series, and it has been conducting a closed beta test (CBT) for up to 40,000 people in Japan and North America for eight days starting on the 7th, and it is aiming to officially release it globally, including Japan, in the first half of next year, reflecting user feedback.

The new IP-based three-match puzzle game 'Puzzle Star' is preparing various collective contents such as character costumes and voices to reflect the fan base's desire to collect, and will be officially released in Japan in the first quarter of next year in time for the airing of the 3rd TV animation after pre-booking by the end of this year.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.