According to a survey conducted in South Korea in early 2024, around 19 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 24 years stated they paid for digital news in the previous year. While willingness to pay was fairly low across all age groups, it had increased across all age groups compared to the previous year. On average, 15 percent of respondents were willing to pay for digital news.
Share of South Koreans who were willing to pay for digital news as of February 2024, by age group
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 17, 2024). Share of South Koreans who were willing to pay for digital news as of February 2024, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/982733/south-korea-digital-news-willingsness-pay-by-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans who were willing to pay for digital news as of February 2024, by age group." Chart. June 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982733/south-korea-digital-news-willingsness-pay-by-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2024). Share of South Koreans who were willing to pay for digital news as of February 2024, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982733/south-korea-digital-news-willingsness-pay-by-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans Who Were Willing to Pay for Digital News as of February 2024, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982733/south-korea-digital-news-willingsness-pay-by-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of South Koreans who were willing to pay for digital news as of February 2024, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982733/south-korea-digital-news-willingsness-pay-by-age-group/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Share of South Koreans who were willing to pay for digital news as of February 2024, by age group [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/982733/south-korea-digital-news-willingsness-pay-by-age-group/