What is Daum?
Daum is a major Korean search engine crawler operated by Kakao Corp, systematically indexing Korean websites and providing comprehensive search services including web, news, images, and local content for Korean users. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when Daum visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Kakao |
| Source | Official Website |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | September 17, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
Daum follows an algorithmic schedule shaped by your site's popularity, update cadence, and domain authority. It generally spreads requests across recurring crawl passes, throttles itself to limit server load, and respects crawl rules more reliably than most other bots.
Daum's User Agent
| User Agent | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Daum/4.1; +https://cs.daum.net/faq/15/4118.html?faqId=28966) |
How To Block Daum With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block Daum from accessing your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all search engine crawlers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: Daum # https://knownagents.com/agents/daum
Disallow: /Insights for Daum
As of September 17, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
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Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block Daum?
No, unless you want to remove your pages from that search engine. Daum supplies its index, so blocking it can eliminate your visibility and organic traffic there. Nearly every website should allow this category. For context, 6% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for Daum.
Does Daum Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Yes. Daum is expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule is the appropriate first step. Automatic Robots.txt can add and maintain that rule, while Agent Analytics lets you verify whether Daum respects it.
Does Daum Access Private Content?
No special access. Daum can reach only content available to anonymous visitors and does not sign in. Make sure sensitive content is not public by mistake.
How Can I Tell if Daum Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks Daum visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "Daum". Look for recurring passes that revisit changed pages and discover new ones. Because Daum does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
Why Is Daum Visiting My Website?
Daum is adding new or changed pages to its search index. It may have discovered your site through links, a sitemap, or direct submission.