According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2022, around 86 percent of respondents stated that they used instant messenger services. This is an increase from the previous years, and the highest penetration rate recorded so far. The use of instant messenger services in South Korea has increased significantly since 2014, when the penetration rate lay at 63.7 percent.
Instant messenger user penetration rate in South Korea from 2014 to 2022
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KISDI. (December 1, 2022). Instant messenger user penetration rate in South Korea from 2014 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/764348/south-korea-instant-messenger-penetration/
KISDI. "Instant messenger user penetration rate in South Korea from 2014 to 2022." Chart. December 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/764348/south-korea-instant-messenger-penetration/
KISDI. (2022). Instant messenger user penetration rate in South Korea from 2014 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/764348/south-korea-instant-messenger-penetration/
KISDI. "Instant Messenger User Penetration Rate in South Korea from 2014 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/764348/south-korea-instant-messenger-penetration/
KISDI, Instant messenger user penetration rate in South Korea from 2014 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/764348/south-korea-instant-messenger-penetration/ (last visited December 10, 2023)
Instant messenger user penetration rate in South Korea from 2014 to 2022 [Graph], KISDI, December 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/764348/south-korea-instant-messenger-penetration/