According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in South Korea in 2025 on social commerce, around ** percent of male respondents stated that convenience led them to purchase an item via social media. The same was true for almost ** percent of female respondents in the survey.
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Rakuten Insight. (March 27, 2025). Reasons to purchase something via social media in South Korea as of February 2025, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373340/south-korea-social-commerce-purchase-reasons-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Reasons to purchase something via social media in South Korea as of February 2025, by gender." Chart. March 27, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373340/south-korea-social-commerce-purchase-reasons-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. (2025). Reasons to purchase something via social media in South Korea as of February 2025, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373340/south-korea-social-commerce-purchase-reasons-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Reasons to Purchase Something via Social Media in South Korea as of February 2025, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373340/south-korea-social-commerce-purchase-reasons-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight, Reasons to purchase something via social media in South Korea as of February 2025, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373340/south-korea-social-commerce-purchase-reasons-by-gender/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Reasons to purchase something via social media in South Korea as of February 2025, by gender [Graph], Rakuten Insight, March 27, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373340/south-korea-social-commerce-purchase-reasons-by-gender/