In 2022, the export value of K-dramas broadcast on program provider channels reached around 214.4 million U.S. dollars. The export of K-dramas shown on such channels overtook those of K-dramas shown on terrestrial TV channels in 2018. K-dramas are part of the so-called "hallyu wave" (Korean Wave), which describes the rising popularity of South Korean pop culture and other cultural content worldwide.
Export value of Korean dramas from South Korea from 2017 to 2022, by type of broadcast
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. (April 15, 2024). Export value of Korean dramas from South Korea from 2017 to 2022, by type of broadcast (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274248/south-korea-export-value-of-kdramas-by-type-of-broadcast/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. "Export value of Korean dramas from South Korea from 2017 to 2022, by type of broadcast (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274248/south-korea-export-value-of-kdramas-by-type-of-broadcast/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. (2024). Export value of Korean dramas from South Korea from 2017 to 2022, by type of broadcast (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274248/south-korea-export-value-of-kdramas-by-type-of-broadcast/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. "Export Value of Korean Dramas from South Korea from 2017 to 2022, by Type of Broadcast (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274248/south-korea-export-value-of-kdramas-by-type-of-broadcast/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, Export value of Korean dramas from South Korea from 2017 to 2022, by type of broadcast (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274248/south-korea-export-value-of-kdramas-by-type-of-broadcast/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Export value of Korean dramas from South Korea from 2017 to 2022, by type of broadcast (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, April 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274248/south-korea-export-value-of-kdramas-by-type-of-broadcast/
