According to CoindeskKorea, a crypto publication operated by mainstream media outlet Hankyoreh, Upbit recorded a profit of over $120 million in 2018 and an operating profit of $253 million. The official audit report of Upbit published on the website of South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service showed that Upbit saw a 33 percent increase in profit in 2018. Meanwhile, Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit, three of the four top crypto exchanges in South Korea apart from Upbit, respectively recorded a net loss of $175 million, $5 million, and $40 million.