In 2023, around 15.3 million new issues of children's books were put into circulation in South Korea. While this represents an 18.2 percent decrease from the previous year, it was still the genre with the biggest share of new issues. This was followed by books related to social sciences as well as literature.
Number of new book issues put into circulation in South Korea in 2023, by book genre
(in millions)
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Korean Publishers Association. (May 13, 2024). Number of new book issues put into circulation in South Korea in 2023, by book genre (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372815/south-korea-new-book-issues-in-circulation-by-genre/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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