According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 78 percent of comic readers in their thirties stated that they consumed comics or webtoons in a digital format only. All age groups preferred digital comic formats over paper formats. On average, about 67 percent of respondents read comics in digital format only.
Consumption of comics or webtoons in digital format only in South Korea as of July 2023, by age group
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (September 27, 2023). Consumption of comics or webtoons in digital format only in South Korea as of July 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045741/south-korea-digital-comic-reading-by-age-group/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Consumption of comics or webtoons in digital format only in South Korea as of July 2023, by age group." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045741/south-korea-digital-comic-reading-by-age-group/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Consumption of comics or webtoons in digital format only in South Korea as of July 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045741/south-korea-digital-comic-reading-by-age-group/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Consumption of Comics or Webtoons in Digital Format Only in South Korea as of July 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045741/south-korea-digital-comic-reading-by-age-group/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Consumption of comics or webtoons in digital format only in South Korea as of July 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045741/south-korea-digital-comic-reading-by-age-group/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Consumption of comics or webtoons in digital format only in South Korea as of July 2023, by age group [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045741/south-korea-digital-comic-reading-by-age-group/