According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2022, around 33 percent of professional e-sports gamers stated that they were aged 19 years or younger. They made up the largest age group among pro e-sports gamers, with only around 11 percent being 25 years or older.
Age distribution of the professional gamers in South Korea as of October 2022
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (December 29, 2022). Age distribution of the professional gamers in South Korea as of October 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/829642/south-korea-professional-e-sports-player-age-distribution/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Age distribution of the professional gamers in South Korea as of October 2022." Chart. December 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829642/south-korea-professional-e-sports-player-age-distribution/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2022). Age distribution of the professional gamers in South Korea as of October 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829642/south-korea-professional-e-sports-player-age-distribution/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Age Distribution of The Professional Gamers in South Korea as of October 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829642/south-korea-professional-e-sports-player-age-distribution/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Age distribution of the professional gamers in South Korea as of October 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829642/south-korea-professional-e-sports-player-age-distribution/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
Age distribution of the professional gamers in South Korea as of October 2022 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, December 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/829642/south-korea-professional-e-sports-player-age-distribution/