According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, the usage rate of digital comics that year stood at around 67 percent. While this represents a decrease compared to the previous year, digital comics have been growing in popularity over the last few years. This includes digital versions of paper comics as well as online-exclusive comics, such as webtoons.
Usage rate of digital comic services in South Korea from 2017 to 2023
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (September 27, 2023). Usage rate of digital comic services in South Korea from 2017 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262522/south-korea-digital-comics-usage-rate/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Usage rate of digital comic services in South Korea from 2017 to 2023." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262522/south-korea-digital-comics-usage-rate/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Usage rate of digital comic services in South Korea from 2017 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262522/south-korea-digital-comics-usage-rate/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Usage Rate of Digital Comic Services in South Korea from 2017 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262522/south-korea-digital-comics-usage-rate/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Usage rate of digital comic services in South Korea from 2017 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262522/south-korea-digital-comics-usage-rate/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Usage rate of digital comic services in South Korea from 2017 to 2023 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262522/south-korea-digital-comics-usage-rate/