Source: EMARKETER Forecast, April 2025 - July 2025
Note: ages 18+; includes all time spent with internet activities on desktop/laptop computers and digital activities on mobile devices (including offline digital activities, but excluding mobile voice); excludes time spent with video via social networks
Additional Note: Estimates of average time spent with media are based on the total adult population in South Korea according to US Census Bureau 2024 data, not the number of users of each medium. Figures are rounded to the nearest minute. Digital includes all desktop/laptop internet activities and mobile activities. Desktop/laptop includes all internet activities on a desktop/laptop. Digital includes non-internet mobile time. Excludes time spent with video via social networks
Methodology: Estimates of time spent with media are based on the analysis of estimates from other research firms, consumer media consumption, and device adoption trends. Ad spending estimates are based on the analysis of various elements related to the ad spending market, including macro-level economic conditions; historical trends of the advertising market; historical trends of each medium in relation to other media; reported revenues from major ad publishers; estimates from other research firms; data from benchmark sources; consumer media consumption trends; consumer device usage trends; and eMarketer interviews with executives at ad agencies, brands, media publishers and other industry leaders.