According to a 2023 survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in South Korea, around 68.2 percent of respondents stated that their delivery app usage increased during the COVID-19 pandemic because they were social distancing. Around 38 percent reported that they could not dine out because national regulations required all food and dining places to shut down.
Reason for increased food delivery app usage during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in South Korea as of April 2023
respondents that ordered more from food delivery apps during the COVID-19 pandemic
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "If you ordered more through food delivery apps: Why did you increase your food delivery apps use during this time? (up to three answers are allowed)"
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Rakuten Insight. (May 30, 2023). Reason for increased food delivery app usage during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in South Korea as of April 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140785/south-korea-reason-for-increased-delivery-app-usage-during-covid-19-pandemic/
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Rakuten Insight. (2023). Reason for increased food delivery app usage during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in South Korea as of April 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140785/south-korea-reason-for-increased-delivery-app-usage-during-covid-19-pandemic/
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Reason for increased food delivery app usage during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in South Korea as of April 2023 [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140785/south-korea-reason-for-increased-delivery-app-usage-during-covid-19-pandemic/
