According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 46 percent of female respondents who read digital comics paid for the content in that year. A similar share of male respondents, at 45.1 percent, also paid for digital comic content. Manhwa comics are popular in South Korea, and the vast majority of South Koreans consumed comics in a digital format.
Share of digital comic readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of July 2023, by gender
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (September 27, 2023). Share of digital comic readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of July 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046282/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-gender/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Share of digital comic readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of July 2023, by gender." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046282/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-gender/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Share of digital comic readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of July 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046282/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-gender/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Share of Digital Comic Readers Who Have Paid for Comic Content in South Korea as of July 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046282/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-gender/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Share of digital comic readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of July 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046282/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-gender/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Share of digital comic readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of July 2023, by gender [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046282/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-gender/