According to a survey conducted among South Korean comic readers in 2021, around 23.8 percent of respondents stated that they read comics almost daily. This represents an increase from the previous year. South Korean comics, also known as manhwa, are popular and widely read in South Korea. The vast majority of
Share of respondents consuming comics daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2021
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (December 24, 2021). Share of respondents consuming comics daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045532/south-korea-consuming-comics-daily/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Share of respondents consuming comics daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2021." Chart. December 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045532/south-korea-consuming-comics-daily/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2021). Share of respondents consuming comics daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045532/south-korea-consuming-comics-daily/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Share of Respondents Consuming Comics Daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045532/south-korea-consuming-comics-daily/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Share of respondents consuming comics daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045532/south-korea-consuming-comics-daily/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Share of respondents consuming comics daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2021 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, December 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045532/south-korea-consuming-comics-daily/