According to a survey conducted in South Korea in September 2020, more than 44 percent of founders who have their businesses solely in South Korea actively attempted expansion, while around eight percent were not interested in expansion. Aside from these domestic startups, over 37 percent of all Korean startups already had overseas operations.
Intention for overseas expansion among startup founders in South Korea as of September 2020
*In total, 1,116 respondents including 166 founders, 250 startup employees, 500 employees of large corporations, and 200 job seekers in college/graduate school participated in the survey.
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"Do you currently have an expanded business abroad? Are you currently considering overseas expansion?"
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Opensurvey, & Startup Alliance. (November 18, 2020). Intention for overseas expansion among startup founders in South Korea as of September 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028342/south-korea-overseas-expansion-intentions-of-startup-founders/
Opensurvey, und Startup Alliance. "Intention for overseas expansion among startup founders in South Korea as of September 2020." Chart. November 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028342/south-korea-overseas-expansion-intentions-of-startup-founders/
Opensurvey, Startup Alliance. (2020). Intention for overseas expansion among startup founders in South Korea as of September 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028342/south-korea-overseas-expansion-intentions-of-startup-founders/
Opensurvey, and Startup Alliance. "Intention for Overseas Expansion among Startup Founders in South Korea as of September 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028342/south-korea-overseas-expansion-intentions-of-startup-founders/
Opensurvey & Startup Alliance, Intention for overseas expansion among startup founders in South Korea as of September 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028342/south-korea-overseas-expansion-intentions-of-startup-founders/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Intention for overseas expansion among startup founders in South Korea as of September 2020 [Graph], Opensurvey, & Startup Alliance, November 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028342/south-korea-overseas-expansion-intentions-of-startup-founders/