According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 22 percent of respondents stated that they pirated media less frequently than once a month. About one in five reported doing so two to three times per week. Overall, survey results showed that approximately 51 percent of respondents illegally consumed media at least once a week.
Distribution of people who pirated media in South Korea as of September 2023, by frequency
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Korea Copyright Protection Agency. (January 31, 2024). Distribution of people who pirated media in South Korea as of September 2023, by frequency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133719/south-korea-media-piracy-by-frequency/
Korea Copyright Protection Agency. "Distribution of people who pirated media in South Korea as of September 2023, by frequency." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133719/south-korea-media-piracy-by-frequency/
Korea Copyright Protection Agency. (2024). Distribution of people who pirated media in South Korea as of September 2023, by frequency. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133719/south-korea-media-piracy-by-frequency/
Korea Copyright Protection Agency. "Distribution of People Who Pirated Media in South Korea as of September 2023, by Frequency." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133719/south-korea-media-piracy-by-frequency/
Korea Copyright Protection Agency, Distribution of people who pirated media in South Korea as of September 2023, by frequency Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133719/south-korea-media-piracy-by-frequency/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of people who pirated media in South Korea as of September 2023, by frequency [Graph], Korea Copyright Protection Agency, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133719/south-korea-media-piracy-by-frequency/