In a survey conducted in September 2021 by Rakuten Insight among South Korean app users on their experience with purchasing apps, roughly 81 percent of respondents aged 45 to 54 years old stated that they had bought apps before. Respondents aged 16 to 24 years old were least likely to have purchased mobile applications, with around 23.8 percent of respondents in that age group answering to have never done that before.
Share of people having purchased mobile applications before in South Korea as of September 2021, by age
Characteristic
16 to 24 years old
25 to 34 years old
35 to 44 years old
45 to 54 years old
55 years and older
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Rakuten Insight. (November 24, 2021). Share of people having purchased mobile applications before in South Korea as of September 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279245/south-korea-experience-with-app-purchases-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of people having purchased mobile applications before in South Korea as of September 2021, by age." Chart. November 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279245/south-korea-experience-with-app-purchases-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. (2021). Share of people having purchased mobile applications before in South Korea as of September 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279245/south-korea-experience-with-app-purchases-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of People Having Purchased Mobile Applications before in South Korea as of September 2021, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279245/south-korea-experience-with-app-purchases-by-age/
Rakuten Insight, Share of people having purchased mobile applications before in South Korea as of September 2021, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279245/south-korea-experience-with-app-purchases-by-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of people having purchased mobile applications before in South Korea as of September 2021, by age [Graph], Rakuten Insight, November 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279245/south-korea-experience-with-app-purchases-by-age/