Animation in South Korea - statistics & facts

Korean animation popularity worldwide 2021

Popularity of South Korean animation worldwide as of October 2021

Most internationally popular animations from South Korea 2021

Globally leading animations from South Korea as of December 2021

Most preferred characters South Korea 2022

Most preferred characters in South Korea as of August 2022

Sales revenue of animation industry South Korea 2020, by industry

Sales revenue of the animation industry in South Korea in 2020, by industry (in billion South Korean won)

Frequency of watching animation South Korea 2022

Frequency of consuming animation in South Korea as of August 2022

Number of companies in the animation industry South Korea 2013-2020

Number of businesses in the animation industry in South Korea from 2013 to 2020

Number of businesses in online animation distribution South Korea 2015-2020

Number of online distribution companies in the animation industry in South Korea from 2015 to 2020

Number of employees in the animation industry South Korea 2015-2020

Number of employees in the animation industry in South Korea from 2015 to 2020

Sales revenue of animation industry South Korea 2020, by province

Sales revenue of the animation industry in South Korea in 2020, by province (in billion South Korean won)

Number of companies in the animation industry South Korea 2020, by area

Number of businesses in the animation industry in South Korea in 2020, by area

Number of employees in the animation industry South Korea 2020, by area

Number of employees in the animation industry in South Korea in 2020, by area

Share of animation consumers watching it almost daily South Korea 2016-2022

Share of animation consumers watching it almost daily in South Korea from 2016 to 2022

Reasons for selecting animation to watch South Korea 2022

Criteria considered when choosing animation to watch in South Korea as of August 2022

Preferred methods to watch animation South Korea 2022

Main method of watching animation in South Korea as of August 2022

Frequency of watching animation on smart devices South Korea 2022

Frequency of consuming animation on smart devices in South Korea as of August 2022

Frequency of watching animation on television South Korea 2022

Frequency of consuming animation on television in South Korea as of August 2022

Watched animation in a movie theater in the previous year South Korea 2022

Share of respondents that watched animation in a cinema within the previous year in South Korea as of August 2022

Popular animation genres South Korea 2022

Preferred animation genres in South Korea as of August 2022

Favorite animations watched on smart devices South Korea 2022

Preferred animations watched on smart devices in South Korea as of August 2022

Favorite animations watched on TV monitors South Korea 2022

Preferred animations watched on television monitors in South Korea as of August 2022

Favorite animations watched in movie theaters South Korea 2022

Most enjoyed animations watched in movie theaters in South Korea as of August 2022

Preference of watching animation in cinemas dubbed or with subtitles South Korea 2022

Preference of watching animation in movie theaters dubbed or with subtitles in South Korea as of August 2022

Preference of movie format when watching animation in cinemas South Korea 2022

Preference of movie format when watching animation in movie theaters in South Korea as of August 2022

Video streaming services for accessing Korean animation worldwide 2022

Popular OTT (over the top) media services for accessing South Korean animation worldwide in 2022

Smart device mainly used to watch animation South Korea 2022

Smart device mainly used to watch animation in South Korea as of August 2022

Most used methods to watch animation on TV South Korea 2022

Main method to watch animation on television in South Korea as of August 2022

Most popular animation-focused TV channel South Korea 2022

Most popular animation-focused TV channel among animation watchers in South Korea as of August 2022

Number of times watched animation in a movie theater South Korea 2022, by age group

Average number of cinema visits to watch animation within the previous year in South Korea as of August 2022, by age group