According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2024, around 55 percent of consumers of webtoons in their twenties had paid for such content. Digital comics are a popular form of media in South Korea. Originally in paper format, digital formats are increasingly popular, with the vast majority of consumers read comics digitally.
Share of digital comic (webtoon) readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of June 2024, by age group
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (October 15, 2024). Share of digital comic (webtoon) readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of June 2024, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046317/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-age-group/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Share of digital comic (webtoon) readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of June 2024, by age group." Chart. October 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046317/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-age-group/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2024). Share of digital comic (webtoon) readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of June 2024, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046317/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-age-group/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Share of Digital Comic (Webtoon) Readers Who Have Paid for Comic Content in South Korea as of June 2024, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046317/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-age-group/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Share of digital comic (webtoon) readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of June 2024, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046317/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-age-group/ (last visited February 03, 2025)
Share of digital comic (webtoon) readers who have paid for comic content in South Korea as of June 2024, by age group [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, October 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046317/south-korea-paying-for-digital-comics-by-age-group/
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