[Why Seoul] Competitiveness of Seoul's Digital Content Industry

Competitiveness of Seoul’s Digital Content Industry 

Digital Content Industry in Korea

5th place in box office revenue with $1.62 billion in 2018

7th largest content provider in the world

1 trillion won ($841 million) in revenue in global webtoon market in 2019

6.1 billion tweets generated about K-pop in 2019

The digital content industry in Korea has seen a tremendous increase

in ubiquitous digital connectivity. The rise in the consumption of

Korean digital content ranging from movies to webtoons is

attributed to the popularity of the Korean Wave.

Korea is the 5th largest film market in the world and

K-pop is one of the country’s largest exports.

Korean webtoon market has experienced significant growth and

now is expanding its global presence.

The government recognized the content industry as a future growth engine and will continue

 to help raise the global competitiveness of the industry. 

Seoul operates facilities to support creators and related businesses in the game, animation and webtoon industry.

Seoul Animation Center / Seoul Game Contents Center

/ Media Contents Center / Seoul VR/AR Production Support Center

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