Purchasing rate of PC in-game money or items in South Korea 2018-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 23, 2024
According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 46 percent of respondents stated that they had purchased in-game money or items for PC games. This represents an increase from the previous year. From 2020 onwards, there have been large increases in PC gamers engaging in microtransactions. Now however, these figures have returned to pre-pandemic numbers.

Rate of purchasing in-game money or items in PC video games in South Korea from 2018 to 2023

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Release date

October 2023

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2018 to 2023

Number of respondents

3,840 PC gamers

Age group

10-64 years

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview, online survey

Supplementary notes

Respondents count by year was as follows:
2018: 1,208
2019: 1,279
2020: 1,284
2021: 1,231
2022: 2,417
2023: 3,840

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