According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in South Korea in 2022, over 80 percent of both male and female gamers stated that they preferred to play free-to-play (F2P). One in three also played completely free games. 25 percent of male gamers also stated that they liked pay-to-play (P2P) games.
Types of games preferred by online gamers in South Korea as of April 2022, by gender
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Rakuten Insight. (June 22, 2022). Types of games preferred by online gamers in South Korea as of April 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119798/south-korea-online-gamer-favorite-genre-by-types/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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