In 2022, the market size of the South Korean e-sports industry was valued at around 151.4 billion South Korean won. This was a 44.5 percent increase from the previous year, with the industry having grown steadily throughout the surveyed years.
Value of the e-sports industry in South Korea from 2014 to 2022 (in billion South Korean won)
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (December 13, 2023). Value of the e-sports industry in South Korea from 2014 to 2022 (in billion South Korean won) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336243/south-korea-e-sports-industry-size/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Value of the e-sports industry in South Korea from 2014 to 2022 (in billion South Korean won)." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336243/south-korea-e-sports-industry-size/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Value of the e-sports industry in South Korea from 2014 to 2022 (in billion South Korean won). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336243/south-korea-e-sports-industry-size/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Value of The E-sports Industry in South Korea from 2014 to 2022 (in Billion South Korean Won)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336243/south-korea-e-sports-industry-size/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Value of the e-sports industry in South Korea from 2014 to 2022 (in billion South Korean won) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336243/south-korea-e-sports-industry-size/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Value of the e-sports industry in South Korea from 2014 to 2022 (in billion South Korean won) [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336243/south-korea-e-sports-industry-size/