According to a 2023 survey conducted among South Koreans who consumed comics within the previous year, around 67 percent of respondents stated that they only read comics in a digital format. A further 30 percent reported that they used both digital and paper formats.
Format of comic consumption in South Korea as of July 2023
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (September 27, 2023). Format of comic consumption in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045552/south-korea-format-of-comics/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Format of comic consumption in South Korea as of July 2023." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045552/south-korea-format-of-comics/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Format of comic consumption in South Korea as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045552/south-korea-format-of-comics/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Format of Comic Consumption in South Korea as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045552/south-korea-format-of-comics/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Format of comic consumption in South Korea as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045552/south-korea-format-of-comics/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Format of comic consumption in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045552/south-korea-format-of-comics/