Company Index Stats
How many companies are in South Korea?
There are 504,224 companies in South Korea as of October 2026, 0.61% of the 82,904,700 companies in the DiscoLike index.
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Top 20 industries in South Korea
Companies can carry several industry labels, so counts overlap and won't sum to the total for South Korea.
| 1 | E-Commerce | 144,497 |
| 2 | Education | 44,633 |
| 3 | Manufacturing | 41,840 |
| 4 | Consumer Products | 39,962 |
| 5 | SaaS | 31,922 |
| 6 | Media | 26,228 |
| 7 | Fashion & Apparel | 23,232 |
| 8 | Healthcare | 22,935 |
| 9 | Advertising & Marketing | 21,681 |
| 10 | Nonprofit & Philanthropy | 19,550 |
| 11 | Construction | 19,122 |
| 12 | Food & Beverage | 17,230 |
| 13 | Software | 17,073 |
| 14 | Entertainment | 16,749 |
| 15 | IT Services | 12,040 |
| 16 | Hospitality | 11,888 |
| 17 | Wellness & Lifestyle | 11,002 |
| 18 | Supply Chain & Procurement | 10,619 |
| 19 | Travel | 10,306 |
| 20 | Automotive | 10,294 |
All 53 industries in South Korea
- Real Estate9,900
- Consumer Services9,845
- Restaurants9,659
- Financial Services9,306
- Government Services8,700
- Sports & Recreation8,358
- Retail8,097
- Business Products & Services7,780
- Gaming & Esports7,531
- Engineering7,031
- Legal6,964
- Agriculture & Natural Resources6,177
- Biotechnology4,870
- Human Resources4,495
- Big Data & Analytics4,119
- Computer Hardware & Semiconductors3,917
- Pharmaceuticals3,885
- Blockchain & Crypto3,273
- Security3,219
- Cybersecurity3,182
- Environmental Services3,113
- Insurance2,636
- Accounting2,319
- Alcohol & Tobacco2,220
- Telecommunications2,187
- Cloud Computing2,153
- Renewable Energy2,108
- Defense & Aerospace1,619
- Private Equity & VC1,471
- Energy1,349
- Conglomerates & Holding Companies1,087
- Mining & Metals599
- Oil & Gas569
Location precision
77% of companies in South Korea (386,707 of 504,224) are precisely geocoded, and the rest are counted by country only.
Methodology
Aggregate counts from the DiscoLike index of 80M+ companies. Companies without a resolvable location are counted under 'unknown', and cells below the minimum count threshold are folded into an 'other' bucket. Industry and business-type categories overlap: a company carrying several labels is counted in each.
Updated monthly. Current snapshot: October 2026. See the full Company Index Stats.
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DiscoLike, "Companies in South Korea", Company Index Stats, October 2026. https://discolike.com/company-stats/countries/south-korea/
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