According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 57 percent of consumers of digital comics in their twenties had paid for digital comic content. Digital comics, or digital manhwa, are a popular form of media in South Korea. Originally in paper format, digital formats are increasingly popular, with the vast majority of manhwa consumers reading comics digitally.
Share of digital comic readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of July 2023, by age group
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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 age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046317/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-age-group/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Share of digital comic readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of July 2023, by age group." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046317/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-age-group/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Share of digital comic readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of July 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046317/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-age-group/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Share of Digital Comic Readers Who Have Paid for Comic Content in South Korea as of July 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046317/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-age-group/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Share of digital comic readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of July 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046317/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-age-group/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of digital comic readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of July 2023, by age group [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046317/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-age-group/