Bighit is included in the list of most innovative companies

[Belkiss]

 

01 Snap
02 Microsoft
03 Tesla
04 Big Hit Entertainment
05 HackerOne
06 White Claw
07 Shopify
08 Canva
09 Roblox
10 Zipline

 

Seoul’s Olympic Stadium was packed during pop band BTS’s three sold-out shows last October, but some fans bypassed long merch lines by preordering items via the e-commerce app Weverse Shop (formerly called Weply), which offers exclusive band-related products. Others checked wait times for food kiosks and posted messages to BTS members through the social networking app Weverse. These services weren’t built by tech startups, but by a subsidiary of Big Hit Entertainment, the Seoul-based music management and production company that represents BTS and other artists. Launched last June, the apps are part of Big Hit’s plan to build a “one-stop service within the music industry,” says co-CEO Lenzo Yoon, akin to the transactional “super apps” popular in parts of Asia. Weverse Shop now boasts 1.8 million users from 200 countries; Weverse has 1.4 million daily users.

Edited March 10, 2020 by Belkiss