According to a survey conducted across 26 countries in 2023, around 62 percent of respondents stated that they had previously read South Korean novels. Other commonly read genres included culinary and health as well as humanities, liberal arts, and history.
Leading genres of South Korean publications read abroad as of November 2023
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This survey was conducted in the following 26 countries: China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Australia, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Russia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and South Africa.Â
Original question: "What genre of Korean publications have you ever used? Please choose all of them."
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Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. (April 2, 2024). Leading genres of South Korean publications read abroad as of November 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468566/south-korea-main-publication-genres-abroad/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. "Leading genres of South Korean publications read abroad as of November 2023." Chart. April 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468566/south-korea-main-publication-genres-abroad/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. (2024). Leading genres of South Korean publications read abroad as of November 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468566/south-korea-main-publication-genres-abroad/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. "Leading Genres of South Korean Publications Read Abroad as of November 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468566/south-korea-main-publication-genres-abroad/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, Leading genres of South Korean publications read abroad as of November 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468566/south-korea-main-publication-genres-abroad/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Leading genres of South Korean publications read abroad as of November 2023 [Graph], Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, April 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468566/south-korea-main-publication-genres-abroad/
