According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, over 92 percent of mobile gamers stated that they downloaded mobile gaming apps from operating system-based app stores such as Google Play Store and Apple App Store. A further 17 percent used had downloaded mobile games through messenger apps, while 15 percent had used non-carrier specific app stores such as One Store.
Leading sources for downloading mobile game apps in South Korea as of July 2023
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (October 16, 2023). Leading sources for downloading mobile game apps in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310734/south-korea-main-mobile-game-sources/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Leading sources for downloading mobile game apps in South Korea as of July 2023." Chart. October 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310734/south-korea-main-mobile-game-sources/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Leading sources for downloading mobile game apps in South Korea as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310734/south-korea-main-mobile-game-sources/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Leading Sources for Downloading Mobile Game Apps in South Korea as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310734/south-korea-main-mobile-game-sources/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Leading sources for downloading mobile game apps in South Korea as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310734/south-korea-main-mobile-game-sources/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Leading sources for downloading mobile game apps in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, October 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310734/south-korea-main-mobile-game-sources/