According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2022, the average age at which respondents started playing PC games lay at 17.7 years. This made it the gaming platform with the lowest average starting age. In contrast, the average age for mobile games lay at 24.7 years.
Average age at which gamers started playing video games in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, by platform
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Statistics on Gamers in South Korea
Gaming industry
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Demographics
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- Premium Statistic Share of gamers South Korea 2022, by platform
- Premium Statistic Gamer share in South Korea 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Gamer share in South Korea 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of mobile gamers South Korea 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Share of gamers who use computers South Korea 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Share of console gamers South Korea 2022, by age group
Preferences
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- Premium Statistic Platforms used by gamers South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Preferred mobile game genre South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Preferred PC game genre South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Preferred console games genre South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Consoles gamers used South Korea 2022
Gamer behavior
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- Premium Statistic Average age at which people started gaming in South Korea 2018-2022, by platform
- Premium Statistic Frequency of mobile game usage in South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Frequency of PC game usage in South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Purchasing rate of mobile in-game money or items in South Korea 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Purchasing rate of PC in-game money or items in South Korea 2018-2022
Professional gaming
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- Premium Statistic Top eSports players in South Korea 2023, by total prize money earned
- Premium Statistic South Korea's major professional gamers' number 2022, by game
- Premium Statistic Professional gamer age distribution in South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Professional gamer income source in South Korea 2022
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- Premium Statistic E-sports viewership in South Korea 2020, by device
PC bang
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- Premium Statistic PC bang sales revenue growth South Korea 2015-2024
- Premium Statistic Share of PC bang visitors South Korea 2022, by frequency
- Premium Statistic Share of gamers who visited PC bang South Korea 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Leading games in PC bangs in South Korea December 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading genres in PC bangs in South Korea January 2022
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (August 31, 2022). Average age at which gamers started playing video games in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, by platform [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309507/south-korea-age-of-gaming-start-by-platform/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Average age at which gamers started playing video games in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, by platform." Chart. August 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309507/south-korea-age-of-gaming-start-by-platform/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2022). Average age at which gamers started playing video games in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, by platform. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309507/south-korea-age-of-gaming-start-by-platform/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Average Age at Which Gamers Started Playing Video Games in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, by Platform." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309507/south-korea-age-of-gaming-start-by-platform/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Average age at which gamers started playing video games in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, by platform Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309507/south-korea-age-of-gaming-start-by-platform/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Average age at which gamers started playing video games in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, by platform [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, August 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309507/south-korea-age-of-gaming-start-by-platform/