According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 57 percent of respondents in their forties stated that they had purchased in-game money or in-game items for PC games. Around half of respondents in their thirties and fifties reported the same. Such purchases were significantly lower among teenagers and those in their sixties.
Rate of purchasing in-game money or items in PC video games in South Korea as of July 2023, by age group
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (October 16, 2023). Rate of purchasing in-game money or items in PC video games in South Korea as of July 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309581/south-korea-in-game-item-purchasing-rate-by-age/
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Rate of purchasing in-game money or items in PC video games in South Korea as of July 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309581/south-korea-in-game-item-purchasing-rate-by-age/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Rate of Purchasing In-game Money or Items in Pc Video Games in South Korea as of July 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309581/south-korea-in-game-item-purchasing-rate-by-age/
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