Webtoons , also known as webcomics, were originally created in South Korea; Daum created a webtoon portal in 2003, followed by Naver in 2004. , Naver had published 520 webtoons and launched LINE Webtoon, while Daum had published 434. Daum Webtoon and NAVER Webtoon continuously release on a set schedule from licensed webtoon artists and both of them allow webtoon fans to read new and diverse comics everyday for free.