Wellbia.Com

What Wellbia.Com does

Wellbia.Com Co., Ltd is a Seoul-headquartered private software company founded in 2006 that develops and licenses XIGNCODE3, an anti-cheat middleware for the global video-game industry. The product is offered in three variants — XIGNCODE3 for PC, XIGNCODE3 for Mobile (Android/iOS), and XIGNCODE3 for Console — and is embedded into game clients during development to monitor binaries, scan system memory, and block hack programs matched against the company's proprietary cheat database. The technology is positioned as engine-agnostic, multi-language (English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean), and compatible with all major game engines across PC, Mobile, and Console platforms.

The company's revenue model is B2B licensing to game developers and publishers; the end-user EULA indicates the software is provided free to players while being licensed to service providers. Wellbia.Com maintains a global partner roster organized by region (Korea, Japan, China/Taiwan/Hong Kong, North America, Europe/South America, Southeast Asia), with named customers that include KRAFTON (PUBG), NETMARBLE, PEARL ABYSS (Black Desert Online), NEOWIZ, SQUARE ENIX, COM2US, KAKAO GAMES, Smilegate RPG (Lost Ark), GARENA, GAMANIA, WEBZEN, JOYCITY, EYEDENTITY GAMES, DRAGONFLY, ASOBIMO, GAMIGO, ASIASOFT, ESTgames, and KOG. The company reports approximately 290 service games under protection, ~19.2 million daily unique users, and a reach exceeding 1 billion users across its international game titles. Distribution is direct B2B licensing with no public API, SDK documentation, or partner self-service onboarding evident.

Wellbia.Com operates with 11-50 employees from a Seoul headquarters and has no recorded external funding rounds, M&A activity, or public-ownership signal in the input data. Its GTM is enterprise field-sales led, anchored by a partner-logo page and multi-language website; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is the sole major Korean-native anti-cheat vendor with cross-region publisher integrations at this scale, competing against global anti-cheat platforms on the basis of cross-platform coverage, integration simplicity, and accumulated cheat-database depth.

Name

Wellbia.Com

Legal name

Wellbia.Com Co., Ltd

Website

https://wellbia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wellbia.Com is a Seoul-based software company that licenses XIGNCODE3, an anti-cheat middleware for PC, mobile, and console games, to global game developers and publishers; the product protects around 290 titles and roughly 19.2 million daily users including marquee franchises like PUBG and Black Desert Online.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Game Security / Anti-Cheat Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Security, Anti-Cheat, DRM & Integrity Tools (MPAFAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Anti-Cheat & Competitive Integrity Services (Detection, Enforcement, Forensics) (MPAFAKAF)

Keywords

• Game security software
• Anti-cheat solutions
• Middleware integration
• Gaming protection
• Cheat detection

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. XIGNCODE3 Anti-Cheat Licensing: Wellbia.Com provides XIGNCODE3 as a security service product to software developers and software service providers. The company licenses its anti-cheat technology to game publishers and developers who integrate it into their games. The EULA indicates XIGNCODE3 is provided free to end users while being licensed to game service providers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Wellbia.Com develops and licenses XIGNCODE3, an anti-cheat security solution for online PC, mobile, and console games. The software is embedded as middleware into game clients, where it analyzes binaries, scans system memory, and checks against a proprietary database of hack and cheating programs to prevent illegal in-game activity. The product is licensed to game developers and publishers who integrate it into their titles, while being provided free to end users.

Product overview

Wellbia.Com provides XIGNCODE3, an integrated anti-cheat solution spanning three platforms: PC, Mobile, and Console. XIGNCODE3 for PC protects online gaming titles against hacks; XIGNCODE3 for Mobile is a middleware solution compatible with all major game engines; and XIGNCODE3 for Console defends against Radar, Jailbreak, and other cheats. The company serves over 290 games with approximately 19.2 million daily unique users, reaching more than 1 billion users total.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• XIGNCODE3 for PC Game A global leading anti-cheat software solution protecting over 150 online PC game titles; monitors and detects user systems to prevent illegal activity, analyzes software binaries, and scans memory for hack programs registered in its database. Licensed to game developers and publishers.
• XIGNCODE3 for Mobile Game A middleware anti-hacking solution for mobile games that integrates with any game engine on the market. Supports Android and iOS platforms and is licensed to mobile game developers and publishers for embedding into their game clients.
• XIGNCODE3 for Console Game Anti-cheat solution for console gaming platforms that provides protection functions against Radar, Jailbreak, and other known cheats on the market. Licensed to console game developers and publishers.

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NETMARBLEcoreTechnology or IntegrationKorean game publisher partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution for their online games.
• KRAFTONcoreTechnology or IntegrationKorean game company (creator of PUBG) partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• NEOWIZ GAMEScoreTechnology or IntegrationKorean game publisher partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• PEARL ABYSScoreTechnology or IntegrationKorean game developer partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution for games like Black Desert Online.
• SQUARE ENIXcoreTechnology or IntegrationJapanese game publisher partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• COM2UScoreTechnology or IntegrationKorean mobile game developer partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• KAKAO GAMEScoreTechnology or IntegrationKorean game platform partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• Smilegate RPGcoreTechnology or IntegrationKorean game developer (Lost Ark) partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• GARENAcoreTechnology or IntegrationSoutheast Asia game publisher partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• WEBZENcoreTechnology or IntegrationKorean online game publisher partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• GAMANIAcoreTechnology or IntegrationTaiwanese game company partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• JOYCITYcoreTechnology or IntegrationKorean game developer partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• PUBGcoreTechnology or IntegrationBattle royale game (KRAFTON) partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• EYEDENTITY GAMEScoreTechnology or IntegrationKorean game company partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• DRAGONFLYcoreTechnology or IntegrationKorean game developer partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• ASOBIMOcoreTechnology or IntegrationJapanese mobile game company partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• GAMIGOcoreTechnology or IntegrationEuropean online game publisher partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• ASIASOFTcoreTechnology or IntegrationSoutheast Asian online game publisher partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• ESTgamescoreTechnology or IntegrationKorean game company partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.
• KOGcoreTechnology or IntegrationKorean game developer (Elsword) partner using XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat solution.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BattlEye Innovations: BattlEye is a direct competitor offering kernel- and user-level anti-cheat middleware for PC and console games (PUBG, DayZ, Arma, Destiny 2). It is the most direct functional comparable to XIGNCODE3 in deployment model, B2B licensing, and target publisher base.
• Easy Anti-Cheat (Epic Games): Originally an independent anti-cheat middleware, now owned by Epic Games and bundled with Unreal Engine. Competes head-to-head with XIGNCODE3 for PC and increasingly mobile/console integrations, often with more favorable pricing for engine customers.
• Riot Vanguard: Riot Games' kernel-level anti-cheat for Valorant and League of Legends, widely cited as a benchmark for ring-0 detection. While vertically integrated, it competes for the same publisher mindshare and sets user-privacy expectations Wellbia must meet.
• Valve VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat): Steam's native anti-cheat, bundled free with the largest PC gaming platform. Competes indirectly by removing the need for third-party middleware on Steam-distributed titles, pressuring Wellbia's value proposition for PC publishers on Steam.
• nProtect GameGuard (INCA Internet): Korean-origin anti-cheat middleware historically deployed across many of the same Asian MMORPGs as XIGNCODE3. Direct competitor in Korea/Japan/SEA with overlapping publisher base and a similar kernel-level detection approach.
• Even Balance (PunkBuster): One of the longest-running PC anti-cheat services, deployed across titles like Battlefield and older AAA shooters. A direct historical peer in B2B anti-cheat middleware though now with reduced footprint versus newer competitors.

Broad incumbents

• Activision RICOCHET Anti-Cheat: Activision's in-house anti-cheat for Call of Duty, combining server-side and kernel-level detection (Treyarch/Activision). A vertically integrated incumbent that competes for engineering talent and sets the bar for PC/console anti-cheat efficacy.
• Tencent Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE): Tencent's anti-cheat stack deployed across Honor of Kings, PUBG Mobile, and other Tencent-published titles. A broad incumbent covering the Chinese publishing ecosystem that overlaps with Wellbia's APAC publisher base, especially for China-distributed titles.

Emerging players

• FACEIT: Competitive gaming platform with proprietary anti-cheat focused on CS2 and other esports titles, owned by ESL FACEIT Group (backed by Savvy Games). Competes for publisher attention on integrity-as-a-service for competitive titles, partially overlapping with Wellbia's publisher customers.

Regional players

• PUBG MOSS: KRAFTON's in-house anti-cheat developed as an alternative/supplement to XIGNCODE3 for PUBG on PC. Notable because it represents a major Wellbia customer (KRAFTON) building a competing internal solution — a direct competitive signal in the Korean market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/xigncode3_en
• Facebookfacebook.com/100066638537297
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wellbia.com-co.

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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