Maeil Economy Report: Pocket Comics Considers Exiting France as Webtoon Platforms Struggle in Europe – News

On the Korean commercial media website, Mel Economics, Pocket comics,Depend on NHNis considering closing its French service, indicating a broader callback to Korean digital comics in the European market.

Although the service still exists technically, Pocket comics Since the beginning of 2025, all new content uploaded in France has been stopped. The company confirmed it was a “full review of the operation and efficiency of the service” and that the shutdown was one of the options being considered.

France, known as Europe’s largest comics market, is regarded as a high-potential destination for online images. Pocket comics First launched in France in January 2022 and has been a quick success, targeting women in their 20s and 30s. But the early momentum has disappeared. As local readers still like traditional printed comics and overall market growth slows, Korean platforms find it difficult to gain a lasting foothold.

if Pocket comics Leave France, it will mark NHNAfter evacuating from Germany and Southeast Asia in advance, it completely withdrew from the European online market. NHN France had previously been regarded as its final stronghold in Europe.

NHN emission this Pocket comics July 2020, English-language applications in the United States, Canada and Singapore. The service hosted Japanese and Korean works from the very beginning.

cocoa piccoma closure Last September, its Webtoon platform in France.

source: Mel Economy (Ho-Zoon Jeong)