According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 64.5 percent of respondents stated that they read digital comics or webtoons after charging their platform-specific access pass, such as Cookies on Naver Webtoon. The majority of the remaining respondents paid a fee for each episode of specific comics.
Most common way to pay for digital comics or webtoons in South Korea as of July 2023
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (September 27, 2023). Most common way to pay for digital comics or webtoons in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263095/south-korea-digital-comic-paying-method/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Most common way to pay for digital comics or webtoons in South Korea as of July 2023." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263095/south-korea-digital-comic-paying-method/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Most common way to pay for digital comics or webtoons in South Korea as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263095/south-korea-digital-comic-paying-method/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Most Common Way to Pay for Digital Comics or Webtoons in South Korea as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263095/south-korea-digital-comic-paying-method/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Most common way to pay for digital comics or webtoons in South Korea as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263095/south-korea-digital-comic-paying-method/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Most common way to pay for digital comics or webtoons in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263095/south-korea-digital-comic-paying-method/