According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 72 percent of male respondents stated that they had played video games within the last year. Only about 54 percent of female respondents had also gamed in that time period. Overall, 63 percent of South Koreans played video games.
Share of individuals who played video games in South Korea in the last year as of July 2023, by gender
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (October 16, 2023). Share of individuals who played video games in South Korea in the last year as of July 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/860592/south-korea-share-of-gamers-by-gender/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Share of individuals who played video games in South Korea in the last year as of July 2023, by gender." Chart. October 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860592/south-korea-share-of-gamers-by-gender/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Share of individuals who played video games in South Korea in the last year as of July 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860592/south-korea-share-of-gamers-by-gender/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Share of Individuals Who Played Video Games in South Korea in The Last Year as of July 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860592/south-korea-share-of-gamers-by-gender/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Share of individuals who played video games in South Korea in the last year as of July 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860592/south-korea-share-of-gamers-by-gender/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Share of individuals who played video games in South Korea in the last year as of July 2023, by gender [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, October 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/860592/south-korea-share-of-gamers-by-gender/