In 2022, the average daily time spent watching TV was 59 minutes per capita in South Korea for terrestrial TV channels. For paid channels, the average daily time was 78 minutes per capita. Over the past decade, time spent watching terrestrial TV has generally decreased, while the opposite was true for pay TV.
Per capita daily time spent watching TV in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 (in minutes)
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Korea Communications Commission. (May 21, 2024). Per capita daily time spent watching TV in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/716405/south-korea-time-spent-watching-tv/
Korea Communications Commission. "Per capita daily time spent watching TV in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 (in minutes)." Chart. May 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/716405/south-korea-time-spent-watching-tv/
Korea Communications Commission. (2024). Per capita daily time spent watching TV in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/716405/south-korea-time-spent-watching-tv/
Korea Communications Commission. "Per Capita Daily Time Spent Watching Tv in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/716405/south-korea-time-spent-watching-tv/
Korea Communications Commission, Per capita daily time spent watching TV in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/716405/south-korea-time-spent-watching-tv/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Per capita daily time spent watching TV in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 (in minutes) [Graph], Korea Communications Commission, May 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/716405/south-korea-time-spent-watching-tv/