Tappytoon

Company profile

Tappytoon company profile

Tappytoon is the premier digital-first comics and web novel platform with a readership of 10 million in 241 countries and growing. Through its mobile app and web-based platform, Tappytoon offers the most comprehensive collection of Korean webtoons and web novels in the industry, spanning bestselling works in action, romance fantasy, K-drama adaptations, martial arts, and more, in the English, French and German language. Over the years, Tappytoon has become a digital gateway to the original stories that inspired numerous adaptations into film, television, anime, and publishing. Among such titles beloved by millions are Solo Leveling, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, The Returner's Magic Should Be Special, Doctor Elise, The Abandoned Empress, ENNEAD, Light & Shadow, Bloody Sweet, and many more. In November 2024, Tappytoon launched its official global merch shop, Club JEM. Select digital-first comics introduced through Tappytoon are now available at bookstores worldwide through manga and comic publishers including Penguin Random House, Seven Seas Publishing, Yen Press, TokyoPop, Delcourt, Kamondo, and more. Tappytoon is developed and operated by Contents First Inc., a venture-backed company founded in 2013 and based in Seoul, Korea. Contents First has also developed an extensive network of story/comic production studios for original IP, through joint ventures and acquisitions. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/contents-first