According to a survey conducted in South Korea in September of 2022, the largest share of professional e-sports gamers, at 65, played League of Legends (LoL). Other popular games included Overwatch and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).
Number of professional gamers in South Korea as of September 2022, by game
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Statistics on Gamers in South Korea
Gaming industry
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- Premium Statistic Share of South Korean gaming industry on global scale 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Gaming industry size South Korea 2006-2024
- Premium Statistic Gaming industry growth South Korea 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Gaming industry sales breakdown South Korea 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Game market export value South Korea 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Gaming industry employment breakdown South Korea 2021, by category
Demographics
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- Premium Statistic Share of gamers South Korea 2022, by platform
- Premium Statistic Gamer share in South Korea 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Gamer share in South Korea 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of mobile gamers South Korea 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Share of gamers who use computers South Korea 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Share of console gamers South Korea 2022, by age group
Preferences
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- Premium Statistic Platforms used by gamers South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Preferred mobile game genre South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Preferred PC game genre South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Preferred console games genre South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Consoles gamers used South Korea 2022
Gamer behavior
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- Premium Statistic Average age at which people started gaming in South Korea 2018-2022, by platform
- Premium Statistic Frequency of mobile game usage in South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Frequency of PC game usage in South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Purchasing rate of mobile in-game money or items in South Korea 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Purchasing rate of PC in-game money or items in South Korea 2018-2022
Professional gaming
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- Premium Statistic Top eSports players in South Korea 2023, by total prize money earned
- Premium Statistic South Korea's major professional gamers' number 2022, by game
- Premium Statistic Professional gamer age distribution in South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic Professional gamer income source in South Korea 2022
- Premium Statistic E-sports viewership in South Korea 2020, by platform
- Premium Statistic E-sports viewership in South Korea 2020, by device
PC bang
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- Premium Statistic PC bang sales revenue growth South Korea 2015-2024
- Premium Statistic Share of PC bang visitors South Korea 2022, by frequency
- Premium Statistic Share of gamers who visited PC bang South Korea 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Leading games in PC bangs in South Korea December 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading genres in PC bangs in South Korea January 2022
Further related statistics
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- South Korea's major professional gamers number 2016, by team
- South Korea's e-sports associations budget scale 2015-2020
- E-sports competition event number in South Korea 2014-2021
- E-sports club budget scale South Korea 2015-2021
- Major e-sports player salary in South Korea 2015-2017
- Recent e-sports visit distribution in South Korea 2016, by event
- Recent e-sports distance watching distribution in South Korea 2016, by event
- E-Sports distance watching inconveniences in South Korea 2021
- E-sports industry induced production effect in South Korea 2016, by segment
- Professional gamer retirement age expectation in South Korea 2017
- Professional gamer post retirement plan in South Korea 2020
- Professional gamer distribution in South Korea 2017, by salary level
- South Korea's e-sports related industry size 2021, by segment
- Professional gamer distribution in South Korea 2017, by education level
- Online game market growth South Korea 2015-2019
- E-sport market value Australia 2015-2024
- On-site e-sports watching inconveniences in South Korea 2019
- South Korea's e-sports related budget scale 2015-2018
- Industry revenue of “other mining and quarrying n.e.c.“ in Germany 2012-2025
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Statistics
- South Korea's major professional gamers number 2016, by team
- South Korea's e-sports associations budget scale 2015-2020
- E-sports competition event number in South Korea 2014-2021
- E-sports club budget scale South Korea 2015-2021
- Major e-sports player salary in South Korea 2015-2017
- Recent e-sports visit distribution in South Korea 2016, by event
- Recent e-sports distance watching distribution in South Korea 2016, by event
- E-Sports distance watching inconveniences in South Korea 2021
- E-sports industry induced production effect in South Korea 2016, by segment
- Professional gamer retirement age expectation in South Korea 2017
- Professional gamer post retirement plan in South Korea 2020
- Professional gamer distribution in South Korea 2017, by salary level
- South Korea's e-sports related industry size 2021, by segment
- Professional gamer distribution in South Korea 2017, by education level
- Online game market growth South Korea 2015-2019
- E-sport market value Australia 2015-2024
- On-site e-sports watching inconveniences in South Korea 2019
- South Korea's e-sports related budget scale 2015-2018
- Industry revenue of “other mining and quarrying n.e.c.“ in Germany 2012-2025
Korea Creative Content Agency. (December 29, 2022). Number of professional gamers in South Korea as of September 2022, by game [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/753146/south-korea-number-of-major-professional-gamers-by-event/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Number of professional gamers in South Korea as of September 2022, by game." Chart. December 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753146/south-korea-number-of-major-professional-gamers-by-event/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2022). Number of professional gamers in South Korea as of September 2022, by game. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753146/south-korea-number-of-major-professional-gamers-by-event/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Number of Professional Gamers in South Korea as of September 2022, by Game." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753146/south-korea-number-of-major-professional-gamers-by-event/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Number of professional gamers in South Korea as of September 2022, by game Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753146/south-korea-number-of-major-professional-gamers-by-event/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Number of professional gamers in South Korea as of September 2022, by game [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, December 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/753146/south-korea-number-of-major-professional-gamers-by-event/