HANTEO

What HANTEO does

HANTEO GLOBAL, Inc. (주식회사 한터글로벌) is a privately held South Korean corporation that operates the Hanteo Chart 4.0 (한터차트 4.0) platform, the principal reference source for Korean music industry sales data. The platform aggregates and ranks real-time music consumption across multiple dimensions: physical album sales (음반 차트), digital downloads and streaming (음원 차트), social media engagement (소셜 차트), market trends (트렌드 차트), and international performance (월드 차트) for the US, Japan, and China markets. In addition to data tracking, Hanteo offers an authentication system for sales verification, the Hanteo Family (패밀리) certification program that issues official credentials to artists and labels, and a Hall of Fame (명예의 전당) catalog of historic initial-sales records. Recent platform milestones include the certification of BTS's "Arirang" album at 4.17 million first-week sales and "Map of the Soul: 7" at 3.37 million copies in 2020.

Hanteo serves a B2B audience of record labels, artists, and music industry professionals in Korea and internationally, and is publicly cited as the official source for music sales data in major Korean news coverage. The company monetizes through two primary streams: subscription-based chart data services for industry clients and licensing/royalty-based certification fees through the Hanteo Family program; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct via the Hanteo Chart website and authenticated partner channels, with no public funding rounds, institutional investors, or M&A activity disclosed.

Operationally, Hanteo maintains headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, and an overseas branch in Chile led by Branch Manager Sebin Park, signaling international expansion beyond Asia. The technology stack is built around proprietary multi-source sales ingestion and certification workflows rather than disclosed AI/ML models; no AI capabilities, patents, or research outputs are evidenced in the provided data. The company remains privately held under the Hanteo Global, Inc. corporate entity with no parent company, subsidiaries, or public ticker.

Name

HANTEO

Legal name

주식회사 한터글로벌 (HANTEO GLOBAL, Inc.)

Website

https://hanteochart.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

HANTEO GLOBAL, Inc. operates the Hanteo Chart 4.0 platform, providing real-time Korean music sales rankings, authentication, and artist certification services to record labels, artists, and music industry professionals in Korea, the US, Japan, and China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Industry Analytics

NAICS

Information (51)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Recognition, Lyrics & Metadata Platforms (MPAIADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rights Data, Metadata, Identifier & Repertoire Management (ISWC/ISRC/IPI, Matching) (MPAIAKAF), Standards, Registries & Interoperability Services (EIDR/ISAN, CPE, DDEX) (MPAHALAO)

Keywords

• Music chart platform
• Music sales analytics
• Album certification services
• K-pop data tracking
• Music industry intelligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Yeoksamdong

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Chart Data Services: Provides music sales chart data to the industry, likely through data subscriptions or licensing arrangements with record labels and music industry stakeholders.
2. Music Certification Services: Certifies album and music sales achievements through the Hanteo Family certification program, providing official recognition to artists and record labels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

HANTEO operates Hanteo Chart 4.0, a music industry data platform that tracks and ranks music sales across albums, digital downloads, social media, and trend categories, plus world charts for the US, Japan, and China. The platform provides official sales authentication and the Hanteo Family certification program for artists and record labels in the Korean music market and international K-pop markets.

Product overview

HANTEO operates 한터차트 4.0 (Hanteo Chart 4.0), a comprehensive music industry data platform that tracks and ranks music sales across multiple dimensions. The platform consists of core modules including the 음반 (Album) chart for physical sales, 음원 (Digital) chart for streaming and downloads, 소셜 (Social) chart for social media engagement, and 트렌드 (Trend) chart for market trend analysis. It also provides international coverage through 월드 (World) charts for US, Japan, and China markets. Additional offerings include the 명예의 전당 (Hall of Fame) for historic achievement recognition, 패밀리 (Family) for artist certification programs, and an Authentication system for sales verification. The platform serves as the authoritative source for Korean music industry chart data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hanteo Chart 4.0: The latest version of the Hanteo music chart platform.

Products and services

• Hanteo Chart 4.0 Platform The main music chart platform offering real-time and periodic rankings across multiple categories including album sales, digital downloads, social media metrics, trend analysis, and global chart tracking for South Korea, the US, Japan, and China. Used by record labels, artists, and music industry professionals for verified music sales data and market intelligence.
• Hanteo Family Certification Program (패밀리) Artist certification and family membership program offering official verification and certification of music sales milestones for artists and record labels. Provides certificates and recognition including the 인증서 (certificate) and 인증 패밀리 (certified family) services to music industry stakeholders.
• Hanteo Authentication System (인증 시스템) Sales verification and authentication service for album sales data ensuring data integrity and transparency. Provides official authentication for music sales claimed by artists and labels as part of the Hanteo Chart platform offering.
• Hanteo Hall of Fame (명예의 전당) Recognition system documenting historic chart achievements and initial sales records for music artists, including 초동 기록 (initial/first-week sales record) tracking within the Hanteo Chart platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• BTS 'Arirang' achieved 4.17 million first-week sales, setting new record on Hanteo Chart
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Spotify: Global streaming giant that publishes its own Daily/Weekly charts from first-party consumption data. Represents a broad incumbent whose chart offerings could compete with third-party chart providers like Hanteo.
• Billboard: Global music chart authority with the Billboard Hot 100 and 200. Operates as a broad incumbent in music chart rankings and competes with Hanteo's international world chart offerings.

Emerging players

• Melon: South Korea's largest music streaming platform, which publishes its own real-time charts. Represents an emerging competitor that combines platform-scale consumption data with chart presentation.
• Discogs: Crowd-sourced music database and marketplace with extensive metadata and sales history. Adjacent competitor in music metadata and catalog tracking, particularly for physical music releases.

Regional players

• Oricon: Japan's leading music chart and sales data provider. Operates in a related music chart/data space but primarily serves the Japanese market, where Hanteo also tracks Japanese performance.

Direct peers

• Circle Chart: South Korea's official music chart operated by the Korea Music Content Association (formerly Gaon Chart). Directly competes with Hanteo in providing authoritative Korean music sales and streaming rankings.
• Luminate: Music industry data and analytics provider (formerly Nielsen Music / MRC Data). Offers sales tracking, streaming data, and industry analytics comparable to Hanteo's data services for the global music industry.

Others

• MusicBrainz: Open-source music metadata encyclopedia providing identifiers and release data. Adjacent infrastructure provider in the music metadata ecosystem that overlaps with Hanteo's rights/metadata tracking scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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