According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 82 percent of respondents stated that they bought in-game items for mobile games in order to get items or characters they needed immediately. Similarly, 69 percent purchased items in order to level up quickly.
Leading reasons to buy in-game items in mobile gaming apps in South Korea as of July 2023
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (October 16, 2023). Leading reasons to buy in-game items in mobile gaming apps in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310900/south-korea-main-reasons-for-buying-mobile-in-game-items/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Leading reasons to buy in-game items in mobile gaming apps in South Korea as of July 2023." Chart. October 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310900/south-korea-main-reasons-for-buying-mobile-in-game-items/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Leading reasons to buy in-game items in mobile gaming apps in South Korea as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310900/south-korea-main-reasons-for-buying-mobile-in-game-items/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Leading Reasons to Buy In-game Items in Mobile Gaming Apps in South Korea as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310900/south-korea-main-reasons-for-buying-mobile-in-game-items/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Leading reasons to buy in-game items in mobile gaming apps in South Korea as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310900/south-korea-main-reasons-for-buying-mobile-in-game-items/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Leading reasons to buy in-game items in mobile gaming apps in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, October 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310900/south-korea-main-reasons-for-buying-mobile-in-game-items/