Chosun Biz

What Chosun Biz does

Chosun Biz (조선비즈) is a Seoul-based Korean digital business news outlet, operated by Chosun Media Group (조선미디어그룹) and registered as an internet newspaper on March 19, 2010. The company publishes business, market, technology, ESG, and general economic news through its main site biz.chosun.com, organized across 16+ topic categories, and operates sub-brands including Science Chosun, BizTokTok, 30초 뉴스 (30-Second News), and ESG 경영 (ESG Management). Its product surface extends beyond editorial content into utility tools — most notably the Stock Price Service (주가 서비스), relaunched in April 2026 with real-time Korea Exchange (KRX) data feeds — and live industry events such as the C Forum and SME AX Leaders Forum. Publisher Kim Young-soo (김영수) leads a team of 11-50 employees based in Seoul.

The business operates a hybrid revenue model combining digital advertising (display and integrated event sponsorships) with premium content subscriptions and event monetization. Its primary audience is Korean business professionals seeking market, corporate, and economic coverage, while its secondary customer segment is corporate advertisers, particularly those targeting SME digital transformation and ESG-focused buyers. Distribution is concentrated in the domestic Korean market via the main website, Instagram, email newsletters, and in-person events, with no disclosed international expansion. As a subsidiary within Chosun Media Group — leveraging the broader Chosun Ilbo brand ecosystem — Chosun Biz benefits from cross-promotion and shared audience infrastructure unavailable to independent digital news startups.

Operationally, the company shows a pattern of incremental product expansion rather than disruptive pivots: each new vertical (ESG section, short-form news, financial data tools) layers onto the existing editorial core, broadening the addressable advertiser base while reinforcing the brand's business-news positioning. The reliance on Korean display advertising — a market under structural pressure from platform competitors — represents the primary commercial risk, partially offset by the event business and integrated sponsor relationships.

Name

Chosun Biz

Legal name

Chosun Biz (조선비즈)

Website

https://biz.chosun.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Chosun Biz (조선비즈) is a Seoul-based Korean digital business news outlet under Chosun Media Group, serving Korean business professionals and corporate advertisers through its biz.chosun.com site, market data tools, sub-brands, and industry forums.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business News Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Newsletters & Email-Based News Publishers (B2B/B2C) (MPAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Business news publishing
• Korean economic news
• Financial journalism
• Stock market reporting
• Digital news media

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising: Digital advertising revenue from displaying banner ads, sponsored content, and promotional sections to business readers and corporate advertisers.
2. Content Services: Premium business news and analysis content subscription or access services targeting corporate subscribers and professionals seeking economic intelligence.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chosun Biz is a Korean-language online business news portal operated by Chosun Media Group, publishing real-time editorial coverage across 16+ topic sections including finance, stocks, real estate, IT, industry, policy, and international affairs. Beyond core news articles, the platform offers specialized digital services such as a real-time stock price quote service (covering KOSPI, KOSDAQ, NYSE, and NASDAQ), an ESG management news section accepting corporate press releases, and a 30-second news briefing format for rapid consumption.

Product overview

Chosun Biz is a Korean-language business news portal operated by Chosun Media Group. The platform operates as a single unified news website offering comprehensive coverage across multiple business and economic topics including finance, stock markets, real estate, IT/technology, industry, policy, politics, international affairs, bio/health, distribution/retail, and culture. The core offering is the main news website, supplemented by specialized modules including a stock price service (주가 서비스) for real-time market data, an ESG management news section, and a quick news briefing feature (30초 뉴스). The platform also features section-specific content channels and special topic coverage including the 'Biz TokTok' (비즈톡톡) business analysis series.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Science Chosun (사이언스조선): Science and technology section of Chosun Biz focusing on scientific news and research coverage
• BizTokTok (비즈톡톡)
• 30초 뉴스
• ESG 경영

Products and services

• Chosun Biz News Portal

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maeil Business Newspaper (매일경제): One of Korea's largest business dailies with a substantial digital business news platform. Directly comparable to Chosun Biz in audience (Korean business professionals), content focus (finance, industry, policy), and revenue model (advertising + subscription).
• Korea Economic Daily (한국경제 / Hankyung): Major Korean business newspaper with a leading digital business news site. Competes head-to-head with Chosun Biz for the same Korean business reader, advertiser, and subscriber base, with overlapping topic coverage in stocks, real estate, IT, and policy.
• Seoul Economic Daily (서울경제): Established Korean business daily with a digital-first news platform. Closely comparable in scope, language, target reader, and advertiser mix to Chosun Biz.
• Money Today (머니투데이): Digital-native Korean financial news outlet covering stocks, funds, real estate, and broader business news. Comparable to Chosun Biz as a Korean-language business news destination monetized through advertising and financial-information services.
• Financial News (파이낸셜뉴스): Korean financial news daily with strong market-data and corporate-coverage focus. Directly comparable to Chosun Biz in serving investors and corporate decision-makers with business, market, and policy content.
• Asia Business Daily (아시아경제): Korean business daily covering industry, finance, and international trade. Comparable in audience and editorial scope to Chosun Biz, with similar advertising-driven business model.
• Business Post (비즈니스포스트): Korean business news outlet focused on in-depth corporate, market, and policy coverage. Comparable to Chosun Biz as a Korean-language business news platform targeting professional readers and corporate advertisers.

Broad incumbents

• Newsis (뉴시스): Korean wire-service-style news agency covering business, politics, and general news. Comparable as a high-volume Korean digital news publisher competing for the same professional reader time and ad budgets, though broader than pure business news.
• Yonhap News (연합뉴스): Korea's national news agency with extensive business and economic coverage. A larger incumbent in the same Korean digital news ecosystem, competing for both readers and corporate news distribution relationships.

Regional players

• Nikkei Asia: Asia-focused business news platform from Nikkei, covering Korean and regional economy, markets, and industry. Comparable in editorial format, premium subscription model, and audience of business professionals, though serving a broader Asian (English-language) geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/chosunbiz
• Xx.com/ChosunBiz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Chosun Biz