According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 86 percent of respondents stated that they used their credit or checking cards to purchase in-game items in mobile games. This was by far the most popular method, followed by about 50 percent billing it to their phones.
Distribution of payment methods for buying in-game money or items in mobile games in South Korea as of July 2023
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (October 16, 2023). Distribution of payment methods for buying in-game money or items in mobile games in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310904/south-korea-payment-method-distribution-for-mobile-in-game-purchases/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Distribution of payment methods for buying in-game money or items in mobile games in South Korea as of July 2023." Chart. October 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310904/south-korea-payment-method-distribution-for-mobile-in-game-purchases/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Distribution of payment methods for buying in-game money or items in mobile games in South Korea as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310904/south-korea-payment-method-distribution-for-mobile-in-game-purchases/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Distribution of Payment Methods for Buying In-game Money or Items in Mobile Games in South Korea as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310904/south-korea-payment-method-distribution-for-mobile-in-game-purchases/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Distribution of payment methods for buying in-game money or items in mobile games in South Korea as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310904/south-korea-payment-method-distribution-for-mobile-in-game-purchases/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Distribution of payment methods for buying in-game money or items in mobile games in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, October 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310904/south-korea-payment-method-distribution-for-mobile-in-game-purchases/
