According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in South Korea in 2022, around 81 percent of 35 to 44 year old respondents stated they used their mobile phones to play online games. Mobile phones were the most popular device with which to play online games across all age groups. This was followed by PC gaming. Among gamers between the ages of 16 and 34 years PC gaming was of similar popularity to mobile gaming, while there were larger gaps between these two devices among older gamers.
Gaming devices used among online gamers in South Korea as of April 2022, by age group
Characteristic
16 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55+ years
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Rakuten Insight. (June 22, 2022). Gaming devices used among online gamers in South Korea as of April 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119772/south-korea-devices-used-for-gaming-by-age-group/
Rakuten Insight. "Gaming devices used among online gamers in South Korea as of April 2022, by age group." Chart. June 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119772/south-korea-devices-used-for-gaming-by-age-group/
Rakuten Insight. (2022). Gaming devices used among online gamers in South Korea as of April 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119772/south-korea-devices-used-for-gaming-by-age-group/
Rakuten Insight. "Gaming Devices Used among Online Gamers in South Korea as of April 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119772/south-korea-devices-used-for-gaming-by-age-group/
Rakuten Insight, Gaming devices used among online gamers in South Korea as of April 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119772/south-korea-devices-used-for-gaming-by-age-group/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Gaming devices used among online gamers in South Korea as of April 2022, by age group [Graph], Rakuten Insight, June 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119772/south-korea-devices-used-for-gaming-by-age-group/