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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2021 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 333-04906 SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Translation of registrant’s name into English) 65, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu Seoul 04539, Korea (Address of principal executive office) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐ Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders. Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐ Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submission to furnish a report or other document that the registration foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR. SEMI-ANNUAL BUSINESS REPORT (From January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021) THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL BUSINESS REPORT ORIGINALLY PREPARED IN KOREAN WHICH IS IN SUCH FORM AS REQUIRED BY THE KOREAN FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION. IN THE TRANSLATION PROCESS, SOME PARTS OF THE REPORT WERE REFORMATTED, REARRANGED OR SUMMARIZED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF READERS. ALL REFERENCES TO THE “COMPANY” SHALL MEAN SK TELECOM CO., LTD. AND, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES, ITS CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES. REFERENCES TO “SK TELECOM” SHALL MEAN SK TELECOM CO., LTD., BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE ITS CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES. UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE, ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS PRESENTED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS ADOPTED FOR USE IN KOREA (“K-IFRS”) WHICH DIFFER IN CERTAIN RESPECTS FROM GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES. THE COMPANY HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY OR QUANTIFY THE IMPACT OF THESE DIFFERENCES. I. COMPANY OVERVIEW 1. Company Overview The Company’s semi-annual business report for the six months ended June 30, 2021 includes the following consolidated subsidiaries: Total Assets as of Dec. 31, 2020 Date of (millions of Material Name Establishment Principal Business Won) Subsidiary* SK Telink Co., Ltd. Apr. 9, 1998 Telecommunication services and satellite Material broadcasting services 176,872 SK Communications Co., Ltd. Sept. 19, 1996 Internet portal and other Internet information services 45,584 SK Broadband Co., Ltd. Sept. 26, 1997 Fixed-line telecommunication services, Material multimedia and Internet protocol TV (“IPTV”) services 5,765,808 PS&Marketing Co., Ltd. Apr. 3, 2009 Sale of telecommunication devices 470,521 Material Service Ace Co., Ltd. Jun. 10, 2010 Customer center management services 96,258 Material Service Top Co., Ltd. Jun. 11, 2010 Customer center management services 69,496 SK O&S Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Network Jun. 14, 2010 Material O&S Co., Ltd.) Network maintenance services 88,633 SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. Jul. 12, 2007 Investment (holding company) 48,684 SK Global Healthcare Business Group, Ltd. Sept. 14, 2012 Investment (SPC) 2,675 YTK Investment Ltd. Jul. 1, 2010 Investment 3,218 Atlas Investment Jun. 24, 2011 Investment 128,039 Material SKT Americas, Inc. Dec. 29, 1995 Information collection and management consulting services 24,985 One Store Co., Ltd. Mar. 1, 2016 Contents distribution 243,442 Material SK Planet Co., Ltd. Oct. 1, 2011 Telecommunication and platform Material services 536,981 Eleven Street Co., Ltd. Sept. 1, 2018 E-commerce and Internet-related Material services 999,225 Dreamus Company (formerly known as Iriver Jan. 20, 1999 Material Ltd.) Online music services 171,931 ADT CAPS Co., Ltd. (formerly known as SK Jun. 26, 2000 Material Infosec Co., Ltd.) Information security services 3,792,573 Quantum Innovation Fund I Dec. 3, 2018 Investment 25,354 SK telecom Japan Inc. Mar. 1, 2018 Information collection and management consulting services 8,720 id Quantique Ltd. Oct. 29, 2001 QRNG technology development 41,287 SK Telecom TMT Investment Corp. Jan. 4, 2019 Investment 154,729 Material FSK L&S Co., Ltd. Oct. 20, 2016 Logistics consulting services 35,259 Incross Co., Ltd. Aug. 13, 2007 Advertising agency services 177,694 Material 2 Total Assets as of Dec. 31, 2020 Date of (millions of Material Name Establishment Principal Business Won) Subsidiary* Happy Hanool Co., Ltd. Aug. 8, 2019 Services 671 SK stoa Co., Ltd. Dec. 1, 2017 Commercial retail data broadcasting Material channel services 107,982 Broadband Nowon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Jun. 15, 2001 Cable broadcasting services 23,227 T map Mobility Co., Ltd. Dec. 29, 2020 Database and online information services 170,381 Material ROK Media Co., Ltd. March 19, 2003 Publishing and online retail 6,769 SK M&Service Co., Ltd. Feb. 10, 2000 Database and online information services 129,738 Material SK Planet Global Holdings Pte. Ltd. Aug. 10, 2012 Investment (holding company) 361 SKP America LLC Jan. 27, 2012 Digital contents sourcing services 43,826 K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund Nov. 24, 2008 Investment partnership 377,863 Material Iriver Enterprises Ltd. Jan. 14, 2004 Management of Chinese subsidiary 171 Iriver China Co., Ltd. Jun. 24, 2004 Electronic device manufacturing 525 DongGuan Iriver Electronics Co., Ltd. Jul. 6, 2006 Electronic device manufacturing 3 Life Design Company Inc. June 25, 2008 Merchandise business in Japan 5,097 Studio Dolphin Co., Ltd. Aug. 28, 2020 Publishing of music and other audio contents 114 SKinfosec Information Technology (wuxi) Aug. 21, 2019 System software development and Co., Ltd. supply services 8,285 CAPSTEC Co., Ltd. Jan. 1, 2005 Manned security services 36,845 Home & Service Co., Ltd. Jun. 5, 2017 Information and telecommunication Material network maintenance 124,197 Media S Co., Ltd. Jan. 5, 2021 Movie, video and broadcasting program production — Panasia Semiconductor Materials LLC May 12, 2020 Trust services and joint investment 39,015 SK Planet Japan, K. K. Mar. 14, 2012 Digital contents sourcing services 414 id Quantique LLC Sept. 1, 2018 Quantum information and communications services 6,096 FSK L&S (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Jul. 29, 2010 International cargo transportation 34,922 FSK L&S (Hungary) Co., Ltd. Sept. 13, 2019 International cargo transportation 8,605 FSK L&S Vietnam Company Limited May 5, 2020 International cargo transportation 1,540 FSK L&S (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. May 18, 2021 International cargo transportation — Infra Communications Co., Ltd. Aug. 1, 2017 Service operations 2,156 Mindknock Co., Ltd. Jan. 23, 2018 Information services 317 YLP Co., Ltd. Feb. 4, 2016 Cargo transportation agent 12,948 SK Telecom Innovation Fund, L.P. Jan. 15, 2016 Investment 71,846 SK Telecom China Fund I L.P. Sept. 14, 2011 Investment 14,193 * “Material Subsidiary” means a subsidiary with total assets of Won 75 billion or more as of the end of the previous fiscal year. 3 Changes in subsidiaries during the six months ended June 30, 2021 are set forth below. Change Name Remarks Additions Studio Dolphin Co., Ltd. Newly acquired by Dreamus Company Media S Co., Ltd. Newly established by SK Broadband Co., Ltd. FSK L&S (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. Newly established by FSK L&S Co., Ltd. ROK Media Co., Ltd. Newly acquired by One Store Co., Ltd. YLP Co., Ltd. Newly acquired by T map Mobility Co., Ltd. Exclusions ADT CAPS Co., Ltd. (former) Merged into ADT CAPS Co., Ltd. (formerly known as SK Infosec Co., Ltd.) A. Corporate Legal Business Name: SK Telecom Co., Ltd. B. Date of Incorporation: March 29, 1984 C. Location of Headquarters (1) Address: 65 Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea (2) Phone: +82-2-6100-2114 (3) Website: http://www.sktelecom.com D. Major Businesses The Company’s businesses consist of (1) the wireless business including cellular voice, wireless data and wireless Internet services, (2) the fixed-line business including fixed-line telephone, high speed Internet and data and network lease services, (3) commerce business, (4) security business and (5) other businesses including platform services and online information services. The Company’s market shares in its key business segments were approximately 48% in the wireless business (excluding mobile virtual network operator (“MVNO”) business), approximately 29% in the high speed Internet business and approximately 30% in the IPTV services during the reporting period. The total number of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries as of June 30, 2021 were 53, and the Company plans to spin off certain of its operations, resulting in the surviving company continuing to engage in the telecommunications and certain other businesses while the spun-off company will serve as the holding company that will hold and manage in the Company’s equity investments in semiconductor and new ICT companies as well as make new investments relating thereto. Such spin-off transaction is expected to be completed within this year. 4 (1) Wireless business The Company provides wireless telecommunications services, characterized by its competitive strengths in handheld devices, affordable pricing, network coverage and an extensive contents library.