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Internet usage in South Korea - Important statistics
- 1. Online access
- Countries with the highest number of internet users 2017
Countries with the highest number of internet users as of December 2017 (in millions)
- Asia Pacific: number of internet users in selected countries 2018
Number of internet users in the Asia Pacific region as of January 2018, by country (in millions)
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Asia Pacific: internet penetration 2018, by countryInternet penetration in Asia as of June 2018, by country
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South Korea: internet penetration 2000-2017Percentage of population using the internet in South Korea from 2000 to 2017
- Internet users in South Korea 1999-2017
Number of internet users in South Korea from 1999 to 2017 (in millions)
- South Korea: number of internet users 2015-2022
Number of internet users in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in millions)
- South Korea: mobile phone internet users 2015-2022
Number of mobile phone internet users in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in millions)
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South Korea: mobile phone internet user penetration 2015-2022Mobile phone internet user penetration in South Korea from 2015 to 2022
- South Korea: mobile phone internet user growth 2015-2022
Mobile phone internet user growth in South Korea from 2015 to 2022
- Share of mobile internet traffic in selected countries 2016, by device
Share of mobile internet traffic in selected countries in 2016, by device
- Countries with the fastest average internet connection speed 2017
Countries with the highest average internet connection speed as of 1st quarter 2017 (in Mbps)
- Unique IPv4 addresses as of 1st quarter 2017, by country
Number of unique IPv4 addresses as of 1st quarter 2017, by country (in millions)
- OECD: number of fixed broadband subscriptions 2017
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in OECD countries as of December 2017 (in millions)
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OECD: number of fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2017, by technologyNumber of fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in OECD countries as of December 2017, by technology
- 2. Online usage
- South Korea: weekly internet usage 2017
Weekly average internet usage in South Korea as of September 2017 (in hours)
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South Korea's most popular web properties 2018Most popular online properties in South Korea as of May 2018, by number of unique visitors (in millions)
- Daily online video usage in selected countries 2018
Percentage of internet users in selected countries who watch online video content every day as of January 2018
- South Korea: smartphone video viewing frequency 2016
Frequency with which smartphone users in South Korea watch mobile video as of March 2016
- South Korea: tablet video viewing frequency 2016
Frequency with which tablet users in South Korea watch mobile video as of March 2016
- 3. Social media
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Monthly active social media users in APAC countries 2018Number of monthly active social media users in Asia Pacific as of January 2018, by country (in millions)
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Active social media user penetration in selected Asia-Pacific 2018Active social media user penetration in selected Asia-Pacific countries as of January 2018
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Active mobile social media penetration in selected Asia-Pacific countries 2018Active mobile social media penetration in selected Asia-Pacific countries as of January 2018
- South Korea: social network penetration Q3 2017
Penetration of leading social networks in South Korea as of 3rd quarter 2017
- South Korea: number of social network users 2015-2022
Number of social network users in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in millions)
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South Korea social media user penetration 2015-2022Social network user penetration in South Korea from 2015 to 2022
- South Korea: number of mobile phone social network users 2013-2018
Number of mobile phone social network users in South Korea from 2013 to 2019 (in millions)
- South Korea: number of Facebook users 2015-2022
Number of Facebook users in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in millions)
- 4. Online and mobile commerce
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Total retail e-commerce revenue in South Korea 2017-2023South Korea: retail e-commerce revenue forecast from 2017 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- South Korea: retail m-commerce sales 2014-2019
Retail m-commerce sales in South Korea from 2014 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- South Korea: m-commerce sales volume 2013-2017
Mobile shopping transaction volume in South Korea from 2013 to 2017 (in trillion South Korean won)
- Annual mobile shopping sales share in South Korea 2013-2017
Share of mobile shopping transaction value in South Korea from 2013 to 2017
- South Korea mobile retail commerce sales share 2013-2019
Mobile retail commerce sales as percentage of retail e-commerce sales in South Korea from 2013 to 2019
- South Korea: online shopping transaction value 2017, by category
Online shopping transaction value of leading product categories in South Korea in 2017 (in billion South Korean won)
- South Korea: leading online commerce category sales 2001-2015
Online shopping transaction value of the most popular product categories in South Korea from 2001 to 2015 (in trillion Korean won)
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South Korea: most popular online shopping properties 2018Most popular online shopping properties in South Korea as of July 2018, by number of unique visitors (in millions)
- Mobile shopping sales share in South Korea 2013-2018
Share of mobile shopping transaction value in South Korea from 1st quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2018
- Most popular celebrities on Facebook from South Korea 2018, ranked by number of fans
Most popular celebrities on Facebook from South Korea as of October 2018, ranked by number of fans (in millions)
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South Korea's mobile travel sales share 2015-2018Mobile travel sales as share of total mobile commerce sales in South Korea from January 2015 to July 2018
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South Korea: leading types of mobile payment services 2016Most popular types of mobile payment services accessed by mobile payment users in South Korea as of April 2016
- 5. Leading online companies
- Naver annual revenue 2012-2016
Annual revenue of Naver Corporation from 2012 to 2016 (in billion South Korean won)
- Naver's annual revenue 2017, by segment
Annual revenue of Naver Corporation in 2017, by segment (in billion South Korean won)
- Naver: quarterly online advertising sales 2013-2016
Digital advertising sales of Naver Corporation from 1st quarter 2013 to 4th quarter 2016 (in billion South Korean won)
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South Korea Kakao's annual net profit 2013-2017Consolidated net profit of Kakao Corporation from 2013 to 2017 (in billion Korean won)
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South Korea Kakao's revenue segment 2014-2018, by segmentConsolidated revenue of Kakao Corporation from 2nd quarter 2014 to 3rd quarter 2018, by segment (in billion Korean won)
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South Korea Kakao's net income 2014-2018Consolidated net income of Kakao Corporation from 1st quarter 2014 to 3rd quarter 2018 (in billion South Korean won)
- South Korea Daum Kakao quarterly gaming sales Q1 2014 - Q3 2018
Daum Kakao gaming platform revenues from 1st quarter 2014 to 3rd quarter 2018 (in billion Korean won)
Internet usage in South Korea - Important statistics
1. Online access
- Countries with the highest number of internet users 2017
- Asia Pacific: number of internet users in selected countries 2018
- Asia Pacific: internet penetration 2018, by country
- South Korea: internet penetration 2000-2017
- Internet users in South Korea 1999-2017
- South Korea: number of internet users 2015-2022
- South Korea: mobile phone internet users 2015-2022
- South Korea: mobile phone internet user penetration 2015-2022
- South Korea: mobile phone internet user growth 2015-2022
- Share of mobile internet traffic in selected countries 2016, by device
- Countries with the fastest average internet connection speed 2017
- Unique IPv4 addresses as of 1st quarter 2017, by country
- OECD: number of fixed broadband subscriptions 2017
- OECD: number of fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2017, by technology
2. Online usage
- South Korea: weekly internet usage 2017
- South Korea's most popular web properties 2018
- Daily online video usage in selected countries 2018
- South Korea: smartphone video viewing frequency 2016
- South Korea: tablet video viewing frequency 2016
3. Social media
- Monthly active social media users in APAC countries 2018
- Active social media user penetration in selected Asia-Pacific 2018
- Active mobile social media penetration in selected Asia-Pacific countries 2018
- South Korea: social network penetration Q3 2017
- South Korea: number of social network users 2015-2022
- South Korea social media user penetration 2015-2022
- South Korea: number of mobile phone social network users 2013-2018
- South Korea: number of Facebook users 2015-2022
4. Online and mobile commerce
- Total retail e-commerce revenue in South Korea 2017-2023
- South Korea: retail m-commerce sales 2014-2019
- South Korea: m-commerce sales volume 2013-2017
- Annual mobile shopping sales share in South Korea 2013-2017
- South Korea mobile retail commerce sales share 2013-2019
- South Korea: online shopping transaction value 2017, by category
- South Korea: leading online commerce category sales 2001-2015
- South Korea: most popular online shopping properties 2018
- Mobile shopping sales share in South Korea 2013-2018
- Most popular celebrities on Facebook from South Korea 2018, ranked by number of fans
- South Korea's mobile travel sales share 2015-2018
- South Korea: leading types of mobile payment services 2016
5. Leading online companies
- Naver annual revenue 2012-2016
- Naver's annual revenue 2017, by segment
- Naver: quarterly online advertising sales 2013-2016
- South Korea Kakao's annual net profit 2013-2017
- South Korea Kakao's revenue segment 2014-2018, by segment
- South Korea Kakao's net income 2014-2018
- South Korea Daum Kakao quarterly gaming sales Q1 2014 - Q3 2018
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