History/Awards
Awards
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2023
MAR
NAVER WEBTOON was named to Fast Company’s the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023
APRNAVER HANDS received commendation from Minister of Employment and Labor
as excellent company in disability employmentJUNNAVER "Clova FaceSign" won Red Dot Design Award in Smart Products category
SEPRated "excellent" in 2022 Win-Win Growth Index evaluation (7th consecutive year)
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2022
JAN
Ranked 1st in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) survey's search portal service category
for 17th consecutive year (Korea Productivity Center)APRNAVER "Clova Clock+2" won Red Dot Design Award
OCTNAVER Vintage City won IDEA 2022 Main Prize
NAVER ESG Report won ARC Awards 2022 Honors Prize
NAVER ESG Report won LACP Vision Awards 2021 Grand, Gold Prize
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2021
APR
Won 9 awards at iF Design Award in Germany
SEPRated “excellent” in 2020 Win-Win Growth Index evaluation (5th consecutive year)
"Clova Lamp" and "Clova Facesign" won IDEA 2021
OCTNAVER ESG Report won ARC Awards 2021 Grand Prize
NAVER Annual Report won ARC Awards 2020 Gold Prize
NAVER Annual Report won LACP Vision Awards 2020 Gold Prize
NAVER ESG Report won LACP Vision Awards 2020 Platinum Prize
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2020
FEB
Won 3 prizes at iF Design Award in Germany
AUGWon 5 prizes at Red Dot Design Award 2020
Won LACP Vision Awards 2019 Gold Prize
SEPNAVER Annual Report won ARC Awards 2020 Grand Prize
Rated “excellent” in 2019 Win-Win Growth Index
OCTRanked 37th in Forbes World's Best Employers 2020
Ranked 33rd in Fortune’s The Future 50
DECRecognized with Minister’s Commendation for “Policy Communication”
(Ministry of the Interior and Safety)NAVER’s "CLOVA Lamp" won CES 2021 Innovation Award
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2019
FEB
Won 6 prizes at iF Design Award in Germany
"V Live Original Series" awarded in ‘Music’ category at Media Excellence Awards
JUNRated “excellent” for 3rd consecutive year in 2018 Win-Win Growth Index (chosen as “best honorary company”)
SEPAwarded "company with best job opportunities" (Ministry of Employment and Labor)
OCTAwarded thank-you note at KOREA SME Contest 2019
6 products including LINE WORKS and Clova Clock won ‘Good Design Award’ in Japan
NOVPresidential Commendation issued for “Excellence in self-motivated win-win partnership” during commemoration of
Win-Win Growth WeekDECAwarded Best Company at ‘Win-Win Index’ for 3rd consecutive year (National Commission for Corporate Partnership)
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2018
FEB
NAVER "Papago" won 2 categories at iF Design Award in Germany
APRNAVER LABS won Red Dot Awards for 4 products
JUNRanked 9th in Forbes' list of 100 innovative countries (5th consecutive year)
Rated “excellent” in 2017 Win-Win Growth Index
AUGPapago, Whale, and NAVER Map won German Red Dot Awards in communications category
(Red Dot Design Award)SEPLICO won 1st Prize at BCWW2018
OCT6 products, including Clova Friends, won awards at IDEA Award
Ranked 6th in FORTUNE magazine's ‘The Future 50’
NOVNAVER and NAVER LABS won awards for 4 products at CES2019 Innovation Award
NAVER Business Platform won Minister’s award at ‘Grand Cloud Conference’
(Ministry of Science and ICT,
for industrial enrichment in cloud services) -
2017
MAR
NAVER ranked first in the National Customer Satisfaction Index(NCSI), Search Portal Service division,
for eleventh consecutive yearMAYRanked best in company management by CEO Score
JUNRated “excellent” according to the 2016 Win-Win Growth Index evaluation
NOVNAVER’s data facility, Gak, recognized as Energy Champion Company
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2016
JAN
NAVER ranked 1st in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) survey's search portal service category
for 10th consecutive year (Korea Productivity Center)JUNRated “good” in 2015 Win-Win Growth Index
AUGNominated for Forbes list of “The World's Most Innovative Companies” for 3rd consecutive year
OCTRecognized with Presidential Award at 38th Korea Energy Efficiency Awards by Ministry of
Government Administration and Home AffairsRanked 1st in 2016 KCSI (Korean Customer Satisfaction Index) for 13th consecutive year (Korea Management Association)
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2015
JAN
LINE Friends recognized with “Best Property” prizes by Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association (LIMA)
and Asian Licensing Awards (ALA)FEBLINE recognized as “Best International Startup” at 8th Annual Crunchies Awards
Won 8 design and communication categories, including for NAVER Library and Toss at iF Design Award
AUGRecognized with Prime Minister's Commendation at “Win-Win Partnership Contest Between Agriculture and Business” (Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs)
B612, a selfie app from LINE, won 2 awards at Red Dot Design Award, including selection as "Best of the Best" in communication design category.
NAVER's subway route map won 5 categories at Red Dot Design Award, including selection as “Best of the Best” in social responsibility category.
SEPRecognized with Prime Minister's Commendation at “Win-Win Partnership Contest Between Agriculture and Business” (Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs)
NOVRecognized with Prime Minister’s Commendation at Software Industry Awards in public and civil society category (Ministry of ICT, Science, and Future Planning)
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2014
FEB
Won 4 design and communication categories, including for DATA CENTER GAK at iF Design Award
Received Lifetime Achievement Award from Korea Bar Association
APRRecognized with Prime Minister’s Commendation for “Excellence in Employment” by South Korean Minister of Health and Welfare
MAYRecognized with Presidential Commendation for “Excellence in Gender Equality Employment” by President and Ministry of Labor
JULWon 6 awards in brand design category at IDEA, including for NAVER's “Korean Language Campaign”
AUGNaver SDF Data Square named "Best of the Best" and won main prize in five design categories at Red Dot Design Award
OCTNAVER Green Factory awarded LEED Platinum with world's highest score
DECNAVER presented with Lifetime Achievement Award for promoting software industry by Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning
NAVER won Gold Prize in corporate category for charity work in education from Ministry of Education
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2013
APR
NHN ranked 1st in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) survey's search portal service category for 8th consecutive year (Korea Productivity Center)
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2012
APR
NAVER ranked 1st in the National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI), Search Portal Service Division, for 7th consecutive year (Korea Productivity Center)
JUNNAVER App Square and NHN NEXT brand identity received four Red Dot Design Awards for design
JULNAVER Real Estate App, NHN Diary package received four design awards at the 2012 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)
OCTNHN included in group at “2012 Digital Geospatial EXPO,” recognized with Presidential Commendation by the Ministry of Land, Transport, and Maritime Affairs
DECWon 7 design awards, including NHN NEXT brand identity and LINE at the iF Design Award in the Communications category
NHN awarded top prize in the non-manufacturing category at the 21st “Good Corporations Awards” from the Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice
NAVER Music recognized as Best Korean TV App for everyday use by the Korea Communication Commission
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2011
APR
NHN ranked 1st in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) survey's search portal service category for 6th consecutive year (Korea Productivity Center)
JULNHN recognized as “The Best Venture Business with Highest Sales in 2011” by Small and Medium Business Administration and Korea Venture Business Association
AUGWon Gold in “2011 Annual Report Competition” for internet services and pictures, Silver for publishing, and Bronze for design
OCTNHN Green Factory received 2011 Excellence Award/Korean Architecture Award
NOVNAVER App Square and its photo printing package recognized with iF Design Award in Communications category
DECNHN recognized with 2011 award for user data protection by Korean Communications Commission and Korea Internet and Security Agency
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2010
APR
NHN ranked 1st in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) survey's search portal service category for 5th consecutive year (Korea Productivity Center)
JUNNAVER’s Hangul campaign, “Hangeul, Beauty in Every Letter,” won PR Silver Lions at Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival (now International Festival of Creativity)
AUGWon 9 design awards, including for NAVER GreenWindow, and Dialogue in the Dark intro clip at iF Design Award, in Communications category
Won 5 awards in Brand Design category at Red Dot Awards
NAVER Annual report received Gold in Internet Service, Publication/Production category and Bronze in Design category at Annual Report Competition 2010 Awards
DECNAVER won 15 awards, including in Mobile Web & Media/Information Service category at Web Award Korea
NAVER included in Business Insider's list of top 10 tech companies representing Asia
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2009
APR
NHN ranked 1st in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) survey's search portal service category for 4th consecutive year (Korea Productivity Center)
Hangame ranked 2nd in Web Board Games category at Korea Productivity Center
JUNRecognized as “Best Venture Business with Highest Sales in 2009” among venture businesses with sales of 100 billion KRW by Korea Venture Business Association
OCTNAVER ranked 1st in 2009 Korea Service-Quality Index (Korean Standards Association) for 6th consecutive year
NOVNAVER ranked 5th among worldwide search portals by Comscore
NAVER ranked 3rd in “2009 KCSI (Korean Customer Satisfaction Index)” for 7th consecutive year by Korea Management Association
DECNHN recognized by Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism for its charity work for libraries
NHN received “2009 Korea Sharing and Volunteer Award” from Hankook Daily News
Ranked 3rd in “2009 Top 100 Brands of Korea” at Brandstock
NHN included in Forbes’ 50 Promising Asia-Pacific Companies 2009
C9 won Grand Prize at 2009 Game Awards Korea from Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism
NAVER won Grand Prize in Mobile Web & Media/Information Service category at Web Awards Korea
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2008
FEB
Named “Korea's Most Admired Companies 2008, All-Star 3” by Korea Management Association
Included in Oliver Wyman’s “60 CMT Shareholder Performance Index”
MARNHN ranked 1st in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) survey's search portal service category for 3rd consecutive year (Korea Productivity Center)
APRNHN named in Forbes’ “Global 2000”
SEPNHN included in Bloomberg Businessweek's “Asia 50”
OCTWon top prize at 2008 Korea Design Awards, InDesign Management division at Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Korea Institute of Design Promotion
DECNHN ranked 5th in Newsweek’s 2008 “Most Profitable Companies in Internet Service” list
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2007
APR
Received 2007 Presidential Commendation for “Excellence in Gender Equality Employment” by Ministry of Labor
NOVWon Grand Prize at Korean IR Awards from Korea IR Association
Received Presidential Commendation at Korea Internet Awards from Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs
DECWon 1st Prize for “Cyberethics Index Evaluation, Portal Division” at Government Youth Commission
Won Innovation Grand Prize at Web Awards Korea 2007 from Web Award Committee
Selected for “Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific” for 5th consecutive year from Deloitte Consulting
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2006
JUN
NAVER received “Good Design” distinction from Korea Institute of Design Promotion
Recognized as “Best KOSDAQ-listed Company” at KOSDAQ Listed Companies Association
SEPRanked 1st in Korea Service-Quality Index search portal category (Korean Standards Association) for 4th consecutive year
OCTHangame won 1st place in “National Brand Competitive Index (NBCI), Game Portal Division” for 2nd consecutive year at the Korea Productivity Center
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2005
MAR
Won Namoo Prize, “I-People Award” from joins.com
JUNRanked 1st as Brand stock, Portal division by Korean Brand Star
Won Grand Prize for “Best Internet Company of the Year” at New Industry Management Academy
SEPRanked 1st in Korea Service-Quality Index search portal category (Korean Standards Association) for 3rd consecutive year
OCTCEO honored with “CEO Who Brightens Korea” honor, Talent Management division in Korea Economy, Seoul National University Academics and Industry Cooperation Foundation
NOVWon Grand Prize at Korean IR Awards
DECSelected as “Internet Company of the Year” by Kinternet, Korea Internet Corporations Association
Won Grand Prize in social contribution by Imagination Meet Insight (IMI)
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2004
AUG
Ranked 1st in Korea Service-Quality Index search portal category (Korean Standards Association)
DECWon Grand Prize at Web Award Korea 2004 from Web Award Committee
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2003
MAR
NAVER ranked 1st in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) survey's search portal service category
JULWon 2003 Grand Prize in Deloitte Korean Technology Fast 50 program
AUGRanked 1st in Korea Service-Quality Index search portal category (Korean Standards Association)
DECReceived Presidential Award for Contribution to Advancement of Korean Software Industry
NAVER's “Knowledge Search” service selected as one of “Hits of the Year,” list compiled by South Korean newspaper, Joongang Ilbo and Samsung Economic Research Institute
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2002
MAY
Hangame won 1st Prize in “Best Web Awards, Game Division” for 3rd consecutive year at Korea Management Association
OCTAwarded for “Excellence in Privacy Protection” by Korea Association of Information and Telecommunication
DECWon Grand Prize for “Best Internet Company of the Year” by Korea Internet Corporations Association and Journalists Association of Korea
Certified as model company for using and promoting copyrighted software, by Korea Software Property Rights Council
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2001
JUN
Won “Internet Grand Prix of Entertainment” by New Industry Management Academy
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2000
FEB
Awarded for “Excellence in the Field of Digital Information Technology” by Hankyoreh
MAYRanked 1st in Korea Management Association Consulting’s search portal category
DECWon “Internet Grand Prize for Top Search Portal” by South Korean newspaper the Chosun Ilbo