Lee will discuss the webcomics business and fandom at the Jan. 8 event, which brings together entertainment leaders from around the world.
LOS ANGELES, December 10, 2024–(BUSINESS FEED)–WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: WBTN), a global leader in entertainment and home to some of the world’s largest storytelling platforms, today announced that David J. Lee, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, would be a keynote speaker at Variety Entertainment Summit 2025 at CES.
Lee will be joined by Variety co-editor Cynthia Littleton, who will moderate the opening fireside chat about the explosive growth of webcomics around the world and how this format is fueling the global entertainment market.
“Webcomics have transformed fandom and entertainment for Generation Z, who have fallen in love with the stories on our platforms and through adaptations on screens and libraries around the world,” said David J. Lee, COO and CFO of WEBTOON Entertainment. “Some of the most notable recent streaming successes have come from our platforms, and the entertainment industry has found that incredible storytelling and built-in fandoms produce audiences that follow their favorite franchises across all formats. I’m excited to join the list of great speakers at Variety Entertainment Summit 2025 and show how WEBTOON and webcomics deliver entertainment hits while supporting creators.
With approximately 170 million monthly active users, more than 24 million creators and 55 million stories across its platforms, WEBTOON Entertainment is a global storytelling phenomenon. The company has built a global intellectual property and creator ecosystem of opportunities for creators, including multiple storytelling platforms and two studios developing blockbuster content – Wattpad WEBTOON Studios and Studio N. WEBTOON Entertainment’s adaptations are regularly rank among the top-performing content on global streamers, with hits like Sweet home on Netflix, vigilante on Disney+And Tower of God on Crunchyroll.
WEBTOON Entertainment regularly collaborates with some of the world’s most exciting brands to bring their intellectual property to a new Gen Z audience. The company has worked with brands like Duolingo, Ubisoft, BTS management company HYBE, Atlantic Records, DC Comics and many others.
Variety’s 2025 Entertainment Summit at CES is a one-day event that brings together entertainment’s leading visionaries to explore how new technologies and innovations are driving the future of film, television, digital media, music , podcasts, games, and much more. Sony Pictures Entertainment’s new Chairman and CEO, Ravi Ahuja, will headline the event alongside a strong group of compelling speakers, including: Jen Wong, COO of Reddit, Fernando Szew, President and head of FOX Entertainment Global and Rahul Purini, president of Crunchyroll. For more information about the event and this session, visit Variety.com/CES.