According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2021, around 85.7 percent of respondents stated that Naver Webtoon was their main source for reading digital comics. Naver Webtoon was translated and launched globally as Line Webtoon and focuses on webtoons, a type of digital comics that originated in South Korea. Other popular digital comic services included Kakao Page and Daum Webtoon.
Main service used for consuming comics in digital format in South Korea as of August 2021
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Statistics on Webtoon industry in South Korea
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Webtoon market size South Korea 2013-2020
- Premium Statistic Webtoon industry size South Korea 2017-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of webtoons South Korea 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of new webtoons South Korea 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Digital comics usage rate South Korea 2017-2022
Business and sales distribution
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- Premium Statistic Webtoon industry size South Korea 2017-2021, by business type
- Premium Statistic Webtoon business distribution South Korea 2021, by field
- Premium Statistic Webtoon company average sales revenue South Korea 2021, by business type
- Premium Statistic Webtoon businesses sales revenue distribution South Korea 2021
Market leaders
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- Premium Statistic Number of webtoons South Korea 2021, by service
- Premium Statistic Leading webtoon platforms South Korea 2019, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Most used apps for webtoons and web novels South Korea 2022, by user numbers
- Premium Statistic Sales revenue of Naver webtoon 2019-2023
- Premium Statistic Turnover of Kakao webtoon 2019-2023
Korean webtoons worldwide
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User behavior
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- Premium Statistic Service used for consuming comics in digital format South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Device used for consuming comics in digital format South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Frequency of consuming digital comics in South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of digital comic readers who have paid for comics South Korea 2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Method of paying for digital comics South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Planned average monthly spending on digital comics South Korea 2022
User opinion
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- Consuming comics daily South Korea 2021, by age group
- Popular digital comic genres among female consumers South Korea 2021
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (December 24, 2021). Main service used for consuming comics in digital format in South Korea as of August 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046088/south-korea-service-for-consuming-comics-in-digital-format/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Main service used for consuming comics in digital format in South Korea as of August 2021." Chart. December 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046088/south-korea-service-for-consuming-comics-in-digital-format/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2021). Main service used for consuming comics in digital format in South Korea as of August 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046088/south-korea-service-for-consuming-comics-in-digital-format/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Main Service Used for Consuming Comics in Digital Format in South Korea as of August 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046088/south-korea-service-for-consuming-comics-in-digital-format/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Main service used for consuming comics in digital format in South Korea as of August 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046088/south-korea-service-for-consuming-comics-in-digital-format/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Main service used for consuming comics in digital format in South Korea as of August 2021 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, December 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046088/south-korea-service-for-consuming-comics-in-digital-format/