According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 88 percent of respondents stated that they paid for in-game purchases using their own credit or checking cards. About half put it on their cell phone bill, while about 43 percent of gamers used gift certificates.
Distribution of payment methods for buying in-game money or items in PC games in South Korea as of July 2023
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (October 16, 2023). Distribution of payment methods for buying in-game money or items in PC games in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309753/south-korea-payment-method-distribution-for-in-game-purchases/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Distribution of payment methods for buying in-game money or items in PC games in South Korea as of July 2023." Chart. October 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309753/south-korea-payment-method-distribution-for-in-game-purchases/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Distribution of payment methods for buying in-game money or items in PC games in South Korea as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309753/south-korea-payment-method-distribution-for-in-game-purchases/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Distribution of Payment Methods for Buying In-game Money or Items in Pc Games in South Korea as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309753/south-korea-payment-method-distribution-for-in-game-purchases/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Distribution of payment methods for buying in-game money or items in PC games in South Korea as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309753/south-korea-payment-method-distribution-for-in-game-purchases/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Distribution of payment methods for buying in-game money or items in PC games in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, October 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309753/south-korea-payment-method-distribution-for-in-game-purchases/