South Korean gaming industry was worth multiple trillion South Korean won in 2021, with further growth forecast.
According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 26 percent of console gamers stated that their favorite genre of console game was simulation games. Other popular genres included RPGs and action games. The Most preferred genre of console games in South Korea as of July 2023
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Other statistics that may interest you Gamers in South Korea
Gaming industry
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- Premium Statistic Share of South Korean gaming industry on global scale 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Gaming industry size South Korea 2006-2024
- Premium Statistic Gaming industry growth South Korea 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Gaming industry sales breakdown South Korea 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Game market export value South Korea 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Gaming industry employment breakdown South Korea 2021, by category
Demographics
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- Premium Statistic Share of gamers South Korea 2022, by platform
- Premium Statistic Gamer share in South Korea 2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Gamer share in South Korea 2023, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of mobile gamers South Korea 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Share of gamers who use computers South Korea 2023, by age group
- Premium Statistic Share of console gamers South Korea 2022, by age group
Preferences
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Gamer behavior
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- Premium Statistic Average age at which people started gaming in South Korea 2018-2023, by platform
- Premium Statistic Frequency of mobile game usage in South Korea 2023
- Premium Statistic Frequency of PC game usage in South Korea 2023
- Premium Statistic Purchasing rate of mobile in-game money or items in South Korea 2018-2023
- Premium Statistic Purchasing rate of PC in-game money or items in South Korea 2018-2023
Professional gaming
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- Premium Statistic Top eSports players in South Korea 2023, by total prize money earned
- Premium Statistic South Korea's major professional gamers' number 2022, by game
- Premium Statistic Professional gamer age distribution in South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Professional gamer income source in South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic E-sports viewership in South Korea 2022, by platform
- Premium Statistic E-sports viewership in South Korea 2022, by device
PC bang
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- Premium Statistic PC bang sales revenue growth South Korea 2015-2024
- Premium Statistic Share of PC bang visitors South Korea 2023, by frequency
- Premium Statistic Share of gamers who visited PC bang South Korea 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Leading games in PC bangs in South Korea July 2023
- Premium Statistic Leading genres in PC bangs in South Korea July 2023
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- Console gamer distribution South Korea 2023, by age group
- Consoles used by gamers South Korea 2023, by gender
- Online/offline console gamer preferences South Korea 2023
- Preferred mobile game genre South Korea 2023
- Preferred PC game genre South Korea 2023
- Share of console gamers South Korea 2022, by age group
- Share of console gamers South Korea 2022, by gender
- Console gamer distribution South Korea 2023, by gender
- Share of console gamers South Korea 2023, by age group
- Share of gamers who use console South Korea 2023, by gender
- Gamers who visit PC bang at least weekly South Korea 2023, by age group
- Gamers who visit PC bang at least weekly South Korea 2023, by gender
- Mobile gamer distribution South Korea 2023, by gender
- Share of PC gamers South Korea 2022, by gender
- Share of PC gamers South Korea 2022, by age group
- Share of mobile gamers South Korea 2022, by age group
- Share of mobile gamers South Korea 2022, by gender
- Share of gamers who use mobile devices South Korea 2023, by age group
- Share of gamers who use mobile devices South Korea 2023, by gender
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- Console gamer distribution South Korea 2023, by age group
- Consoles used by gamers South Korea 2023, by gender
- Online/offline console gamer preferences South Korea 2023
- Preferred mobile game genre South Korea 2023
- Preferred PC game genre South Korea 2023
- Share of console gamers South Korea 2022, by age group
- Share of console gamers South Korea 2022, by gender
- Console gamer distribution South Korea 2023, by gender
- Share of console gamers South Korea 2023, by age group
- Share of gamers who use console South Korea 2023, by gender
- Gamers who visit PC bang at least weekly South Korea 2023, by age group
- Gamers who visit PC bang at least weekly South Korea 2023, by gender
- Mobile gamer distribution South Korea 2023, by gender
- Share of PC gamers South Korea 2022, by gender
- Share of PC gamers South Korea 2022, by age group
- Share of mobile gamers South Korea 2022, by age group
- Share of mobile gamers South Korea 2022, by gender
- Share of gamers who use mobile devices South Korea 2023, by age group
- Share of gamers who use mobile devices South Korea 2023, by gender
Korea Creative Content Agency. (October 16, 2023). Most preferred genre of console games in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075526/south-korea-preferred-console-games-genre/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Most preferred genre of console games in South Korea as of July 2023." Chart. October 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075526/south-korea-preferred-console-games-genre/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Most preferred genre of console games in South Korea as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075526/south-korea-preferred-console-games-genre/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Most Preferred Genre of Console Games in South Korea as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075526/south-korea-preferred-console-games-genre/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Most preferred genre of console games in South Korea as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075526/south-korea-preferred-console-games-genre/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Most preferred genre of console games in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, October 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075526/south-korea-preferred-console-games-genre/