Krafton plans to invest another $250 million in India over the next three to four years as the South Korean gaming company expands into AI, robotics, and deep tech.
Announced Friday, the commitment would bring Krafton’s total planned investment in India to more than $500 million. That figure includes the over $250 million the company has invested in the country since 2021. The new pledge is separate from Krafton’s commitment to a $670 million India-focused growth fund launched with Naver and Mirae Asset in December 2025. Krafton said it contributed around $137 million at the fund’s first close.
Krafton built its Indian business around BGMI, a localized version of PUBG that has surpassed 260 million downloads. The company has also invested in Indian startups and has backed about 18 companies, including Nodwin Gaming, Loco, Pratilipi, Kuku FM, and One Impression.
After PUBG Mobile was banned in India in 2020, Krafton introduced BGMI in 2021, replaced Tencent Games as its publisher in India, and moved its India servers to Microsoft’s Azure cloud. BGMI was banned again in 2022 and returned the following year on a three-month trial basis. Krafton plans to launch BGMI Lite in India by the end of 2026.
The announcement followed chairman Byung Gyu Chang’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
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