Mobile gaming in South Korea

Statistics report on mobile gaming in South Korea

Mobile gaming in South Korea

This report presents statistics on mobile gaming in South Korea. The report provides an overview of the domestic mobile gaming market, consumer demographics, and behavior. Further topics include leading gaming companies and microtransactions in gaming apps.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Share of South Korean gaming industry on global scale 2021, by category
  • Premium Statistic Gaming industry sales breakdown South Korea 2021, by category
  • Premium Statistic Mobile game market sales South Korea 2015-2024
  • Premium Statistic Gaming industry growth South Korea 2021, by category
  • Premium Statistic Share of gamers South Korea 2015-2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of gamers South Korea 2023, by platform

Consumer demographics

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  • Premium Statistic Platforms used by gamers South Korea 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of mobile gamers South Korea 2023, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Share of mobile gamers South Korea 2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Mobile gamer distribution South Korea 2023, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Share of gamers who use mobile devices South Korea 2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Average age when gamers first played mobile games in South Korea 2023

Consumer behavior

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  • Premium Statistic Frequency of mobile game usage in South Korea 2023
  • Premium Statistic Mobile games consumer expenditure South Korea 2018-2021
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of paid mobile gaming app costs in South Korea 2023
  • Premium Statistic Most common reasons for playing mobile games in South Korea 2023
  • Basic Statistic Preferred mobile game genre South Korea 2023
  • Premium Statistic Most common mobile games to have been recently downloaded South Korea 2022

Leading companies

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  • Premium Statistic Leading game publishers revenue in South Korea 2022
  • Basic Statistic Nexon quarterly revenue as of Q4 2023, by platform
  • Premium Statistic Sales revenue from mobile games Netmarble 2016-2022
  • Basic Statistic Mobile gaming revenue NCSoft 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic Sales revenue from Krafton mobile games 2016-2022
  • Premium Statistic Sales revenue from mobile games by Kakao Games 2019-2022

Microtransactions

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  • Premium Statistic Purchasing rate of mobile in-game money or items in South Korea 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic Purchasing rate of in-game money or items in mobile games in South Korea 2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic Purchasing rate of mobile app in-game money or items in South Korea 2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Most common reasons for buying items in mobile games in South Korea 2023
  • Premium Statistic Payment distribution for mobile in-game money or items in South Korea 2023
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of payment methods for mobile game microtransactions in South Korea 2023

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