According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 23 percent of respondents stated that they spent between 40 thousand and 50 thousand South Korean won per month on smartphones. Close to three percent spent more than 100 thousand won on a monthly basis.
Monthly spending on smartphones in South Korea as of August 2023 (in South Korean won)
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Korea Communications Commission. (January 8, 2024). Monthly spending on smartphones in South Korea as of August 2023 (in South Korean won) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/990290/south-korea-spending-smartphones/
Korea Communications Commission. "Monthly spending on smartphones in South Korea as of August 2023 (in South Korean won)." Chart. January 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/990290/south-korea-spending-smartphones/
Korea Communications Commission. (2024). Monthly spending on smartphones in South Korea as of August 2023 (in South Korean won). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/990290/south-korea-spending-smartphones/
Korea Communications Commission. "Monthly Spending on Smartphones in South Korea as of August 2023 (in South Korean Won)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2024, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/990290/south-korea-spending-smartphones/
Korea Communications Commission, Monthly spending on smartphones in South Korea as of August 2023 (in South Korean won) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/990290/south-korea-spending-smartphones/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Monthly spending on smartphones in South Korea as of August 2023 (in South Korean won) [Graph], Korea Communications Commission, January 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/990290/south-korea-spending-smartphones/