Share of gamers South Korea 2023, by platform

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 53 percent of respondents stated that they played mobile games. This made mobile the most popular gaming platform in the country, followed by PC gaming. PC bangs are a popular destination for gamers in South Korea, mainly due to the high-end PCs available in such places.

Demographics of South Korean mobile gamers

Mobile games enjoy relatively high popularity among all age groups in South Korea according to a 2023 survey, with people in their teens making up the largest age group of mobile gamers. Even among the smallest group, people in their sixties, over one in four reported that they played mobile games. Mobile gaming was more popular among men than women that year, with around 58 percent of men in South Korea playing mobile games.

Popular mobile game genres

Puzzle games were the most popular genre of mobile games in a 2023 survey, followed by role-playing games (RPGs) and simulation games. About 68 percent of surveyed Koreans stated that their main reason for playing mobile games was to pass the time, which better suited game genres that require less consistent commitment and can easily be started and stopped. Time commitment and spending habits differ however, with the largest share of mobile game app spending going towards massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs).