In 2018, the market size of web comics in South Korea grew to approximately 880 trillion South Korean won. According to the source, the market size for South Korean web comics was predicted to grow up to one trillion South Korean won in 2020. The driving forces behind the market growth were rapidly growing small-medium sized web comic publishers that targeted the higher purchasing power of adults with their offered comics and pushed for global expansion.
Market size of web comics in South Korea from 2016 to 2020 (in billion South Korean won)
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Maeil Business Newspaper. (October 28, 2019). Market size of web comics in South Korea from 2016 to 2020 (in billion South Korean won) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123855/south-korea-market-size-of-web-comics/
Maeil Business Newspaper. "Market size of web comics in South Korea from 2016 to 2020 (in billion South Korean won)." Chart. October 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 25, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123855/south-korea-market-size-of-web-comics/
Maeil Business Newspaper. (2019). Market size of web comics in South Korea from 2016 to 2020 (in billion South Korean won). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 25, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123855/south-korea-market-size-of-web-comics/
Maeil Business Newspaper. "Market Size of Web Comics in South Korea from 2016 to 2020 (in Billion South Korean Won)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123855/south-korea-market-size-of-web-comics/
Maeil Business Newspaper, Market size of web comics in South Korea from 2016 to 2020 (in billion South Korean won) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123855/south-korea-market-size-of-web-comics/ (last visited February 25, 2021)