According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2022, the usage rate of digital comics that year stood at around 72 percent. While this represents a slight decrease compared to the previous year, digital comics have been growing in popularity over the last few years. This includes digital versions of paper comics as well as online-exclusive comics, such as webtoons.
Usage rate of digital comic services in South Korea from 2017 to 2022
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Statistics on Webtoon industry in South Korea
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Webtoon market size South Korea 2013-2020
- Premium Statistic Webtoon industry size South Korea 2017-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of webtoons South Korea 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of new webtoons South Korea 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Digital comics usage rate South Korea 2017-2022
Business and sales distribution
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- Premium Statistic Webtoon industry size South Korea 2017-2021, by business type
- Premium Statistic Webtoon business distribution South Korea 2021, by field
- Premium Statistic Webtoon company average sales revenue South Korea 2021, by business type
- Premium Statistic Webtoon businesses sales revenue distribution South Korea 2021
Market leaders
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- Premium Statistic Number of webtoons South Korea 2021, by service
- Premium Statistic Leading webtoon platforms South Korea 2019, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Most used apps for webtoons and web novels South Korea 2022, by user numbers
- Premium Statistic Sales revenue of Naver webtoon 2019-2023
- Premium Statistic Turnover of Kakao webtoon 2019-2023
Korean webtoons worldwide
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User behavior
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- Premium Statistic Service used for consuming comics in digital format South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Device used for consuming comics in digital format South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Frequency of consuming digital comics in South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of digital comic readers who have paid for comics South Korea 2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Method of paying for digital comics South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Planned average monthly spending on digital comics South Korea 2022
User opinion
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (December 26, 2022). Usage rate of digital comic services in South Korea from 2017 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262522/south-korea-digital-comics-usage-rate/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Usage rate of digital comic services in South Korea from 2017 to 2022." Chart. December 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262522/south-korea-digital-comics-usage-rate/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2022). Usage rate of digital comic services in South Korea from 2017 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262522/south-korea-digital-comics-usage-rate/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Usage Rate of Digital Comic Services in South Korea from 2017 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262522/south-korea-digital-comics-usage-rate/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Usage rate of digital comic services in South Korea from 2017 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262522/south-korea-digital-comics-usage-rate/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Usage rate of digital comic services in South Korea from 2017 to 2022 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, December 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262522/south-korea-digital-comics-usage-rate/