Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
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Jun. 30, 2026 |
Jun. 30, 2025 |
Jun. 30, 2026 |
Jun. 30, 2025 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||
| Revenue | [1] | $ 338,465 | $ 348,271 | $ 659,337 | $ 673,978 | |||||||||
| Cost of revenue | [2] | (250,329) | (260,992) | (488,153) | (515,088) | |||||||||
| Marketing | [3] | (38,336) | (31,070) | (68,856) | (62,613) | |||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | [4] | (65,368) | (64,972) | (125,927) | (131,674) | |||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | (15,568) | (8,763) | (23,599) | (35,397) | ||||||||||
| Interest income | 4,485 | 4,910 | 8,859 | 10,023 | ||||||||||
| Interest expense | (17) | (2) | (34) | (4) | ||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on equity method investments, net | 988 | 507 | 542 | (62) | ||||||||||
| Other income (loss), net | [5] | 2,472 | (1,367) | 467 | 1,303 | |||||||||
| Income (loss) before income tax | (7,640) | (4,715) | (13,765) | (24,137) | ||||||||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) | (6,937) | 832 | (9,609) | (1,715) | ||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | (14,577) | (3,883) | (23,374) | (25,852) | ||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. | (15,248) | (4,326) | (24,703) | (26,715) | ||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests | 671 | 443 | 1,329 | 863 | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax | (9,171) | 41,120 | (32,918) | 47,692 | ||||||||||
| Share of other comprehensive loss of equity method investments, net of tax | (48) | 568 | (63) | 425 | ||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | (9,219) | 41,688 | (32,981) | 48,117 | ||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) | (23,796) | 37,805 | (56,355) | 22,265 | ||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. | (24,072) | 35,802 | (56,171) | 19,803 | ||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests | $ 276 | $ 2,003 | $ (184) | $ 2,462 | ||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||
| Basic (in shares) | 135,250,711 | 130,358,706 | 134,439,157 | 129,980,922 | ||||||||||
| Diluted (in shares) | 135,250,711 | 130,358,706 | 134,439,157 | 129,980,922 | ||||||||||
| Income (loss) per share attributable to WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| Basic (in usd per share) | $ (0.11) | $ (0.03) | $ (0.18) | $ (0.21) | ||||||||||
| Diluted (in usd per share) | $ (0.11) | $ (0.03) | $ (0.18) | $ (0.21) | ||||||||||
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