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South Korea: number of mobile messaging users 2014-2019
Number of mobile phone messaging app users in South Korea from 2014 to 2019 (in millions)
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Nov 12, 2015
This statistic presents the number of mobile phone messaging app users in South Korea from 2014 to 2019. In 2015, 23.8 million mobile phone users in South Korea accessed over-the-top messaging apps to communicate. This figure is projected to grow to 28.6 million users in 2019.
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Nov 12, 2015
This statistic presents the number of mobile phone messaging app users in South Korea from 2014 to 2019. In 2015, 23.8 million mobile phone users in South Korea accessed over-the-top messaging apps to communicate. This figure is projected to grow to 28.6 million users in 2019.
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- November 2015
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- South Korea
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2015
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*Forecast
Mobile phone users of any age who use an over-the-top (OTT) messaging app via mobile phone (browser or app) at least once per month.
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- South Korea
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2015
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*Forecast
Mobile phone users of any age who use an over-the-top (OTT) messaging app via mobile phone (browser or app) at least once per month.
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