Share of gamers South Korea 2022, by platform

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2022, around 63 percent of respondents stated that they played mobile games. This made mobile the most popular gaming platform in the country, followed by PC gaming. PC bangs are a popular destination for gamers in South Korea, mainly due to the high-end PCs available in such places.

Demographics of South Korean mobile gamers

Mobile games enjoy relatively high popularity among all age groups in South Korea according to a 2021 survey, with people in their forties making up the largest age group of mobile gamers. Even among the smallest group, people in their sixties, nearly one in three reported that they played mobile games. Mobile gaming was more popular among women than men, with 65 percent of women in South Korea playing mobile games compared to around 60 percent of men.

Popular mobile game genres

Puzzle games were the most popular genre of mobile games in a 2022 survey, followed by role-playing games (RPGs) and boardgames. Nearly half of the surveyed Koreans stated that their main reason for playing mobile games was to pass the time, which better suited game genres that require less consistent commitment and can easily be started and stopped. Time commitment and spending habits differ however, with the largest share of mobile game app spending going towards massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs).