According to a survey conducted among South Korean comic readers in 2021, around 23.8 percent of respondents stated that they read comics almost daily. This represents an increase from the previous year. South Korean comics, also known as manhwa, are popular and widely read in South Korea. The vast majority of
Share of respondents consuming comics daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2021
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Statistics on Digital media usage in South Korea
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Average daily media consumption in South Korea Q3 2021, by type of media
- Premium Statistic Essential media for South Koreans 2021, by medium and age group
- Premium Statistic Online media usage rate South Korea 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Media piracy users South Korea 2021, by medium
- Premium Statistic Reasons for stopping pirated media use South Korea 2021
Internet
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- Basic Statistic Internet usage rate in South Korea 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Internet users in South Korea 1999-2021
- Premium Statistic Internet media usage in South Korea 2021, by service
- Premium Statistic Internet access devices South Korea 2021
- Basic Statistic Weekly internet usage South Korea 2021
- Basic Statistic Purpose of using the internet in South Korea in 2021
Mobile internet
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- Premium Statistic South Korea: mobile phone internet user penetration 2016-2026
- Basic Statistic South Korea: mobile phone internet users 2016-2026
- Premium Statistic Mobile internet usage rate South Korea 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Daily time used for mobile internet on weekdays South Korea 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Purpose of mobile internet use South Korea 2021
Social media
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- Premium Statistic Social media user penetration rate South Korea 2017-2026
- Premium Statistic Social network penetration South Korea Q3 2021
- Basic Statistic South Korea: number of social network users 2017-2026
- Premium Statistic Most frequently used social media in South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Weekly average time spent on social media South Korea 2021
- Basic Statistic Reasons for social networking service use in South Korea 2021
VoD
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- Premium Statistic Usage method of SVoD services South Korea 2020
- Premium Statistic Average usage time of SVoD services per use South Korea 2020
- Premium Statistic Time users spend on VOD services per day on weekdays South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Content preferred on SVoD services South Korea 2020
OTT
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- Premium Statistic OTT video service usage rate in South Korea 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic OTT video services usage rate South Korea 2021, by service
- Premium Statistic Popular OTT service websites South Korea 2021, by user number
- Premium Statistic Popular OTT service applications South Korea 2021, by user number
- Premium Statistic Usage time of OTT video services on weekdays South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Average usage time of OTT services per use South Korea 2021, by service
- Premium Statistic Average spending on OTT services in South Korea 2020, by age
Webtoons and comics
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- Premium Statistic Consuming comics daily South Korea 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Comic consumption format South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Service used for consuming comics in digital format South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Popular printed comic genres South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Popular digital comic genres South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Frequency of consuming comics South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of digital comic readers who have paid for comics South Korea 2021, by age
Gaming
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- Premium Statistic Share of gamers South Korea 2022, by platform
- Premium Statistic Gamer share in South Korea 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of gamers who visited PC bang South Korea 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Frequency of PC game usage in South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Frequency of mobile game usage in South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Purchasing rate of PC in-game money or items in South Korea 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Purchasing rate of mobile in-game money or items in South Korea 2018-2022
Further related statistics
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- Frequency of consuming comics South Korea 2021
- Frequency of consuming comics in digital format among women South Korea 2021
- Frequency of consuming printed comics South Korea 2021
- Frequency of consuming comics in digital format among men South Korea 2021
- Share of digital comic readers that purchased merchandise South Korea 2021, by age
- Share of digital comic readers that purchased merchandise South Korea 2021, by gender
- Reading printed comics only South Korea 2021, by age group
- Share of digital comic readers paying for comics South Korea 2021, by gender
- Reading comics in digital format only South Korea 2021, by age group
- Comic readers that have consumed a comic illegally South Korea 2021, by age group
- Popular digital comic genres among male consumers South Korea 2021
- Comic consumption format South Korea 2021
- Popular digital comic genres South Korea 2021
- Consuming comics daily South Korea 2021, by gender
- Most popular printed comic genre South Korea 2020
- Readership of Black Panther comics in the U.S. 2018
- Fans of Marvel Comics in the U.S. 2019
- Comics industry export value in South Korea 2012-2016
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- Frequency of consuming comics South Korea 2021
- Frequency of consuming comics in digital format among women South Korea 2021
- Frequency of consuming printed comics South Korea 2021
- Frequency of consuming comics in digital format among men South Korea 2021
- Share of digital comic readers that purchased merchandise South Korea 2021, by age
- Share of digital comic readers that purchased merchandise South Korea 2021, by gender
- Reading printed comics only South Korea 2021, by age group
- Share of digital comic readers paying for comics South Korea 2021, by gender
- Reading comics in digital format only South Korea 2021, by age group
- Comic readers that have consumed a comic illegally South Korea 2021, by age group
- Popular digital comic genres among male consumers South Korea 2021
- Comic consumption format South Korea 2021
- Popular digital comic genres South Korea 2021
- Consuming comics daily South Korea 2021, by gender
- Most popular printed comic genre South Korea 2020
- Readership of Black Panther comics in the U.S. 2018
- Fans of Marvel Comics in the U.S. 2019
- Comics industry export value in South Korea 2012-2016
Korea Creative Content Agency. (December 24, 2021). Share of respondents consuming comics daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045532/south-korea-consuming-comics-daily/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Share of respondents consuming comics daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2021." Chart. December 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045532/south-korea-consuming-comics-daily/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2021). Share of respondents consuming comics daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045532/south-korea-consuming-comics-daily/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Share of Respondents Consuming Comics Daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045532/south-korea-consuming-comics-daily/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Share of respondents consuming comics daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045532/south-korea-consuming-comics-daily/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Share of respondents consuming comics daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2021 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, December 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045532/south-korea-consuming-comics-daily/