According to a survey conducted in South Korea in June 2024, about 42 percent of respondents read the web novel after reading the webtoon first, while around 34 percent did the opposite, reading the webtoon after first experiencing the web novel. Notably, around one-third of respondents had never read the original web novel.
Webtoon readers who experienced reading the original web novel to a webtoon in South Korea as of June 2024
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (December 22, 2024). Webtoon readers who experienced reading the original web novel to a webtoon in South Korea as of June 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1536295/south-korea-webtoon-readers-who-experienced-reading-the-original-web-novel-to-webtoons/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Webtoon readers who experienced reading the original web novel to a webtoon in South Korea as of June 2024." Chart. December 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1536295/south-korea-webtoon-readers-who-experienced-reading-the-original-web-novel-to-webtoons/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2024). Webtoon readers who experienced reading the original web novel to a webtoon in South Korea as of June 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1536295/south-korea-webtoon-readers-who-experienced-reading-the-original-web-novel-to-webtoons/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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