According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in South Korea in 2023 on social commerce, around 42 percent of male respondents answered they never bought anything using social media before because they preferred purchasing items at the official website or physical store. While around 39.83 percent of female respondents answered the same, the more common answer among female respondents was their distrust in products endorsed by influencers and celebrities at around 40.9 percent.
Reasons to not purchase something via social media in South Korea as of February 2023, by gender
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Rakuten Insight. (March 15, 2023). Reasons to not purchase something via social media in South Korea as of February 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373350/south-korea-social-commerce-non-purchase-reasons-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Reasons to not purchase something via social media in South Korea as of February 2023, by gender." Chart. March 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373350/south-korea-social-commerce-non-purchase-reasons-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. (2023). Reasons to not purchase something via social media in South Korea as of February 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373350/south-korea-social-commerce-non-purchase-reasons-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Reasons to Not Purchase Something via Social Media in South Korea as of February 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373350/south-korea-social-commerce-non-purchase-reasons-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight, Reasons to not purchase something via social media in South Korea as of February 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373350/south-korea-social-commerce-non-purchase-reasons-by-gender/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Reasons to not purchase something via social media in South Korea as of February 2023, by gender [Graph], Rakuten Insight, March 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373350/south-korea-social-commerce-non-purchase-reasons-by-gender/
