In 2023, around 115.2 million music albums were sold in South Korea. This includes both domestically sold albums, and those sold overseas by certified vendors. It also represents a roughly 49 percent increase since the previous year, as well as a staggering 1,294 percent increase over the past decade. While digital music streaming is popular in the country, buying physical albums is particularly popular among K-pop fans, which helps drive physical album sales.
Total number of physical albums sold domestically in South Korea from 2013 to 2023
(in millions)
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Circle Chart. (December 26, 2023). Total number of physical albums sold domestically in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249128/south-korea-total-domestic-physical-cd-sales/
Circle Chart. "Total number of physical albums sold domestically in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. December 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249128/south-korea-total-domestic-physical-cd-sales/
Circle Chart. (2023). Total number of physical albums sold domestically in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249128/south-korea-total-domestic-physical-cd-sales/
Circle Chart. "Total Number of Physical Albums Sold Domestically in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249128/south-korea-total-domestic-physical-cd-sales/
Circle Chart, Total number of physical albums sold domestically in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249128/south-korea-total-domestic-physical-cd-sales/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Total number of physical albums sold domestically in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Circle Chart, December 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249128/south-korea-total-domestic-physical-cd-sales/
