According to a survey conducted in South Korea in early 2025, around ** percent of respondents aged between 25 and 34 years stated they paid for digital news in the previous year. While willingness to pay was fairly low across all age groups, it had increased across all age groups compared to the previous year. On average, ** percent of respondents were willing to pay for digital news.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 17, 2025). Share of South Koreans who were willing to pay for digital news as of February 2025, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/982733/south-korea-digital-news-willingsness-pay-by-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans who were willing to pay for digital news as of February 2025, by age group." Chart. June 17, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982733/south-korea-digital-news-willingsness-pay-by-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2025). Share of South Koreans who were willing to pay for digital news as of February 2025, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982733/south-korea-digital-news-willingsness-pay-by-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans Who Were Willing to Pay for Digital News as of February 2025, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982733/south-korea-digital-news-willingsness-pay-by-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of South Koreans who were willing to pay for digital news as of February 2025, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982733/south-korea-digital-news-willingsness-pay-by-age-group/ (last visited July 26, 2025)
Share of South Koreans who were willing to pay for digital news as of February 2025, by age group [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/982733/south-korea-digital-news-willingsness-pay-by-age-group/
