According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 38 percent of teenage respondents stated that they spent more than four hours on their smartphones daily. Close to 36 percent of people in their twenties gave the same response. Overall, 16.3 of all respondents reported spending four or more hours on their phones every day that year.
Share of users spending more than four hours daily on their smartphones in South Korea as of August 2023, by age group
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Korea Communications Commission. (January 8, 2024). Share of users spending more than four hours daily on their smartphones in South Korea as of August 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/990068/south-korea-smartphone-use-over-four-hours-by-age/
Korea Communications Commission. "Share of users spending more than four hours daily on their smartphones in South Korea as of August 2023, by age group ." Chart. January 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/990068/south-korea-smartphone-use-over-four-hours-by-age/
Korea Communications Commission. (2024). Share of users spending more than four hours daily on their smartphones in South Korea as of August 2023, by age group . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/990068/south-korea-smartphone-use-over-four-hours-by-age/
Korea Communications Commission. "Share of Users Spending More than Four Hours Daily on Their Smartphones in South Korea as of August 2023, by Age Group ." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/990068/south-korea-smartphone-use-over-four-hours-by-age/
Korea Communications Commission, Share of users spending more than four hours daily on their smartphones in South Korea as of August 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/990068/south-korea-smartphone-use-over-four-hours-by-age/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Share of users spending more than four hours daily on their smartphones in South Korea as of August 2023, by age group [Graph], Korea Communications Commission, January 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/990068/south-korea-smartphone-use-over-four-hours-by-age/