According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, the average age at which respondents started playing PC games stood at 16.6 years. This made it the gaming platform with the lowest average starting age. In contrast, the average age for mobile games lay at 24.5 years.
Average age at which gamers started playing video games in South Korea from 2018 to 2023, by platform
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (October 16, 2023). Average age at which gamers started playing video games in South Korea from 2018 to 2023, by platform [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309507/south-korea-age-of-gaming-start-by-platform/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Average age at which gamers started playing video games in South Korea from 2018 to 2023, by platform." Chart. October 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309507/south-korea-age-of-gaming-start-by-platform/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Average age at which gamers started playing video games in South Korea from 2018 to 2023, by platform. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309507/south-korea-age-of-gaming-start-by-platform/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Average Age at Which Gamers Started Playing Video Games in South Korea from 2018 to 2023, by Platform." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309507/south-korea-age-of-gaming-start-by-platform/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Average age at which gamers started playing video games in South Korea from 2018 to 2023, by platform Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309507/south-korea-age-of-gaming-start-by-platform/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Average age at which gamers started playing video games in South Korea from 2018 to 2023, by platform [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, October 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309507/south-korea-age-of-gaming-start-by-platform/