About 37.7 percent of gamers in South Korea stated they would quit their jobs if they could support themselves as professional video gamers according to a survey conducted in early 2020. This survey was conducted among people who play video games at least once a week, ranging from casual players to frequent players.
Gamers who would quit their jobs to become a professional video gamer in South Korea in 2020
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Limelight Networks. (March 11, 2020). Gamers who would quit their jobs to become a professional video gamer in South Korea in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028338/south-korea-gamers-who-would-like-to-become-professional/
Limelight Networks. "Gamers who would quit their jobs to become a professional video gamer in South Korea in 2020." Chart. March 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028338/south-korea-gamers-who-would-like-to-become-professional/
Limelight Networks. (2020). Gamers who would quit their jobs to become a professional video gamer in South Korea in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028338/south-korea-gamers-who-would-like-to-become-professional/
Limelight Networks. "Gamers Who Would Quit Their Jobs to Become a Professional Video Gamer in South Korea in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028338/south-korea-gamers-who-would-like-to-become-professional/
Limelight Networks, Gamers who would quit their jobs to become a professional video gamer in South Korea in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028338/south-korea-gamers-who-would-like-to-become-professional/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Gamers who would quit their jobs to become a professional video gamer in South Korea in 2020 [Graph], Limelight Networks, March 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028338/south-korea-gamers-who-would-like-to-become-professional/