Naver News Surpasses 20 Million Subscribers for Media Outlets

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] Naver announced on the 24th that the number of users utilizing the news media subscription service has surpassed 20 million.

The mobile Naver news media subscription service, which started in October 2017, reached 1 million users in July 2018 and 10 million users in April 2019. It then exceeded 15 million users in October 2019, and this month, 2 years and 9 months after the service launch, it achieved 20 million users.

Currently, 70 news media outlets operate 'Media Home' on mobile Naver. Among them, 44 have secured more than 1 million subscribers. According to Naver, news media update an average of 42.9 articles daily on their mobile media homes.

On Naver's 'Reporter Page,' about 6,900 reporters from 68 media outlets are registered.

The number of users subscribing to reporter pages is currently about 1.75 million, and including duplicate subscriptions, the total number of reporter subscriptions is 2.6 million.

The reporter with the most subscribers has 61,000 subscribers.

Naver explained, "Reporters who deliver news on various platforms such as broadcasting or write popular serials had many subscribers."

Naver plans to allow reporters to directly edit their reporter page profiles and select and arrange key articles.

Statistics related to subscribers will also be provided to reporters operating reporter pages.

Yoo Bong-seok, Head of Naver Service Operations, said, "The ultimate role of Naver News Service is to enable news media and users to meet well," adding, "We will provide more diverse technical tools and data so that each media outlet's editorial value is fully delivered to users."

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