This statistic describes the share of smartphone users aged 55 years and older in South Korea from 2011 to 2017. In 2017, the ownership rate of smartphones among elderly South Koreans reached 61.9 percent, increased from 54.4 percent in the previous year.
Share of smartphone users aged 55 years and older in South Korea from 2011 to 2017
9,425 household members of 4,203 households (2017)
Age group
6 years and older
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
Since 2011, KISDI has tracked the cross-media usage of about 5,000 households and the members by means of household visits, interviews and self-reported written media diary on the media use patterns across 17 cities and provinces in South Korea.
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KISDI. (March 1, 2018). Share of smartphone users aged 55 years and older in South Korea from 2011 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763534/south-korea-senior-smartphone-user-share/
KISDI. "Share of smartphone users aged 55 years and older in South Korea from 2011 to 2017." Chart. March 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763534/south-korea-senior-smartphone-user-share/
KISDI. (2018). Share of smartphone users aged 55 years and older in South Korea from 2011 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763534/south-korea-senior-smartphone-user-share/
KISDI. "Share of Smartphone Users Aged 55 Years and Older in South Korea from 2011 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763534/south-korea-senior-smartphone-user-share/
KISDI, Share of smartphone users aged 55 years and older in South Korea from 2011 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763534/south-korea-senior-smartphone-user-share/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of smartphone users aged 55 years and older in South Korea from 2011 to 2017 [Graph], KISDI, March 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/763534/south-korea-senior-smartphone-user-share/
