The graph ranks the most common reasons for mobile instant messenger usage in South Korea as of August 2015. During the survey period, 56.6 percent of respondents chose the group chat function as one of their main usage reasons.
Reasons for mobile instant messenger usage in South Korea as of August 2015
Characteristic
Share of respondents
It is used by friends and acquaintances and others
88.9%
It is free
81.5%
Allows group chat
56.6%
Allows me to receive messages
22.2%
Easy to share pictures, voice messages, videos, and files
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Korean Internet & Security Agency. (February 22, 2016). Reasons for mobile instant messenger usage in South Korea as of August 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266373/south-korea-mobile-messenger-usage-reasons/
Korean Internet & Security Agency. "Reasons for mobile instant messenger usage in South Korea as of August 2015." Chart. February 22, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266373/south-korea-mobile-messenger-usage-reasons/
Korean Internet & Security Agency. (2016). Reasons for mobile instant messenger usage in South Korea as of August 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266373/south-korea-mobile-messenger-usage-reasons/
Korean Internet & Security Agency. "Reasons for Mobile Instant Messenger Usage in South Korea as of August 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266373/south-korea-mobile-messenger-usage-reasons/
Korean Internet & Security Agency, Reasons for mobile instant messenger usage in South Korea as of August 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266373/south-korea-mobile-messenger-usage-reasons/ (last visited December 07, 2024)
Reasons for mobile instant messenger usage in South Korea as of August 2015 [Graph], Korean Internet & Security Agency, February 22, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266373/south-korea-mobile-messenger-usage-reasons/