According to a survey conducted in South Korea in early 2022, the most used device to access the news was the smartphone, with 63 percent of respondents using it for these purposes. The least used device was the tablet, with only 15 percent of respondents using it for accessing the news.
Share of news access in South Korea as of February 2022, by device
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 15, 2022). Share of news access in South Korea as of February 2022, by device [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/981949/south-korea-devices-for-accessing-news/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of news access in South Korea as of February 2022, by device." Chart. June 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/981949/south-korea-devices-for-accessing-news/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2022). Share of news access in South Korea as of February 2022, by device. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/981949/south-korea-devices-for-accessing-news/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of News Access in South Korea as of February 2022, by Device." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/981949/south-korea-devices-for-accessing-news/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of news access in South Korea as of February 2022, by device Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/981949/south-korea-devices-for-accessing-news/ (last visited June 08, 2024)
Share of news access in South Korea as of February 2022, by device [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/981949/south-korea-devices-for-accessing-news/