According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in South Korea in 2022, one in four respondents between the ages of 16 and 44 years stated that they had made a recent in-game purchase in order to buy a game. This was the most common reason across all age groups. Other common purchases included in-game items and currencies.
Gaming-related purchases within the previous six months 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-related purchases within the previous six months among online gamers in South Korea as of April 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119841/south-korea-recent-gaming-related-purchases-among-online-gamers-by-age-group/
Rakuten Insight. "Gaming-related purchases within the previous six months among online gamers in South Korea as of April 2022, by age group." Chart. June 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119841/south-korea-recent-gaming-related-purchases-among-online-gamers-by-age-group/
Rakuten Insight. (2022). Gaming-related purchases within the previous six months among online gamers in South Korea as of April 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119841/south-korea-recent-gaming-related-purchases-among-online-gamers-by-age-group/
Rakuten Insight. "Gaming-related Purchases within The Previous Six Months among Online Gamers in South Korea as of April 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119841/south-korea-recent-gaming-related-purchases-among-online-gamers-by-age-group/
Rakuten Insight, Gaming-related purchases within the previous six months among online gamers in South Korea as of April 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119841/south-korea-recent-gaming-related-purchases-among-online-gamers-by-age-group/ (last visited September 12, 2024)
Gaming-related purchases within the previous six months 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/1119841/south-korea-recent-gaming-related-purchases-among-online-gamers-by-age-group/
