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Kakao Entertainment to Shut Down Tapas Webtoon Platform in North America Five Years After $809.6 Million Acquisition
Kakao Entertainment is shutting down Tapas, the North American webtoon platform it acquired in 2021 as part of a roughly ₩1.1 trillion investment designed to establish a stronger foothold in the regio

Report: Kakao is shutting down Tapas webtoon platform
Korean entertainment giant Kakao is shutting down Tapas, their North American webtoon platform, leaving creators and readers devastated

Kakao to close Tapas Entertainment Korean office next month as part of a restructuring | TechCrunch
The news of the Korean branch shutdown comes nearly two months after Kakao Entertainment's massive fundraising of about $966 million.

Kakao Entertainment Plans to Shut Down Tapas and Kakao Webtoon, Moving Their Content to KakaoPage
Three services become one.

[Exclusive] Kakao Entertainment to Merge Webtoon and Web Novel Platforms, Unify Them Under KakaoPage by Year-End (Tapas to shut down)
350 votes, 99 comments. The signs were there but now it is official
Tapas update: site to shut down on March 31, and reactions from all over
Kakao has released information on shutting down Tapas, with a closing date of March 31, 2027. Meanwhile, Tapas's founder and creators are speaking out

[Exclusive] Kakao Entertainment to Integrate Webtoon and Web Novel Platforms, Unifying Them Under Kakao Page by Year-End - MK
Kakao Entertainment will consolidate its webtoon and web novel platforms under Kakao Page by the end of the year. The move is aimed at creating synergies by integrating its fragmented businesses into ..

Kakao Entertainment will unify its webtoon and web novel platforms into "Kakao Page" within this yea.. - MK
Kakao Entertainment will unify its webtoon and web novel platforms into "Kakao Page" within this year. This is to create synergy by integrating distributed businesses into one. As a result, 'Kakao Web..

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[Exclusive] Kakao Entertainment to Integrate Webtoon and Web Novel Platforms, Unifying Them Under Kakao Page by Year-End
Portal Shoujo on Twitter / X
🚨 || URGENTE: KAKAO ANUNCIA QUE VAI FECHAR A PLATAFORMA TAPAS!A imprensa sul-coreana noticiou hoje que a Kakao Entertainment vai encerrar o Tapas, sua plataforma oficial de leitura na em inglês.-Ellie pic.twitter.com/zEeeXBCKVI— Portal Shoujo (@PortalShoujo) September 22, 2026
Kakao Pulls the Plug on Tapas Webtoon Platform
Home of 'Solo Leveling,' 'Overgeared' to Go Dark


Tapas End of Service Notice | Tapas
After more than a decade, the very difficult decision to wind down the Tapas platform has been made. We know this news may come as a surprise to the Tapas community, and we understand that this is a s...
Tapas on Twitter / X
An important update for the Tapas community:Please read our announcement regarding the end of Tapas service on March 31, 2027.For more information, please visit our End of Service FAQ. We will continue to update it as additional info becomes available: https://t.co/vFw5Wznv1w pic.twitter.com/gYTTJH68oX— Tapas (@tapas_app) October 1, 2026
KakaoEntertainment acquires fantasy fiction platform Wuxiaworld | TechCrunch
South Korean startup Kakao Entertainment announced today it has acquired Wuxiaworld, an Asia fantasy fiction platform, via its serialized fiction app

Rest of World faces prospect of shutting down
The six-year-old digital publication has seen the social and web search traffic on which it depends evaporate.
