TechnologyNaver's new CEO aims for 1 billion users globally in five years
South Korean tech company's Choi Soo-yeon dreams of catching Google, Baidu
Naver Chief Financial Officer Kim Nam-sun, left, and CEO Choi Soo-yeon at a news conference, where the latter said the internet company aimed to hit 1 billion users globally in five years. (Photo courtesy of Naver)
KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer
SEONGNAM, South Korea -- Naver's new CEO said Wednesday the South Korean internet giant has set five-year goals of reaching 1 billion users globally and 15 trillion won ($12.2 billion) of revenue to compete in the same league with tech rivals such as Baidu, Google, Microsoft, Tencent and Meta.