- No. 1 since 1999 for 28 consecutive years… Korea’s best-known boiler brand, Kiturami Boiler

Kiturami Co., Ltd. (led by CEO Kim Hak-soo) announced that Kiturami Boiler has been ranked No. 1 in the household boiler category for the 28th consecutive year in the ‘2026 Korea Brand Power Index (K-BPI)’ released by the Korea Management Association Consulting (KMAC). 

The Korea Brand Power Index is Korea’s first and most authoritative brand evaluation system, which has been conducted since 1999. Among approximately 3,900 brands across 227 domestic industry sectors, Kiturami Boiler has maintained the No. 1 position in household boiler brand power since the very first survey.

Kiturami Boiler earned the highest overall K-BPI score among household boiler brands, recording 638.2 points. In particular, it received overwhelming recognition in the top-of-mind awareness category, which asks consumers which brand comes to mind first when they think of household boilers, while also recording the highest scores across all detailed evaluation criteria. 

A Kiturami Boiler official said, “It is an honor to have earned customers’ unwavering trust, as reflected in our No. 1 brand power ranking for 28 consecutive years, as a result of having established Korea’s modern ondol heating culture nationwide over the past 60 years since the 1960s.” A Kiturami Group official added, “We will continue our innovation efforts across products, technologies, and services to maintain Kiturami Boiler’s status as the leading household boiler brand.”