According to a survey conducted in South Korea, the rate of young people with a risk of excessive dependence on smartphones stood at over ** percent in 2022. Figures had more than doubled compared to **** percent in 2012.
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Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). (May 30, 2023). Share of young people with a risk of smartphone dependence in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251194/south-korea-smartphone-overdependence-risk-share-among-teenagers/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). "Share of young people with a risk of smartphone dependence in South Korea from 2012 to 2022." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251194/south-korea-smartphone-overdependence-risk-share-among-teenagers/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). (2023). Share of young people with a risk of smartphone dependence in South Korea from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251194/south-korea-smartphone-overdependence-risk-share-among-teenagers/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). "Share of Young People with a Risk of Smartphone Dependence in South Korea from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251194/south-korea-smartphone-overdependence-risk-share-among-teenagers/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea), Share of young people with a risk of smartphone dependence in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251194/south-korea-smartphone-overdependence-risk-share-among-teenagers/ (last visited July 20, 2025)
Share of young people with a risk of smartphone dependence in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea), May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251194/south-korea-smartphone-overdependence-risk-share-among-teenagers/
