2022 대한민국 게임백서 영문/중문 요약본

2022 WHITE PAPER ON KOREAN GAMES

CONTENTS

• 1. Gaming Industry Trends in 2021
• 1.1. A 11.2% YoY growth in the domestic gaming market in 2021, amounting to KRW 20.9913 trillion in sales
• 1.2. The mobile gaming market amounts to KRW 12.1483 trillion, making up 57.9% of the total gaming industry sales
• 1.3. MDomestic game market growth expected to continue in the future
• 1.4. Exports in 2021 amounting to USD 8.67287 billion, with a 5.8% YoY increase
• 1.5. Korea possesses a 7.6% share of the global market
• 1.6. A total of 1,170 production/distribution companies, 9,265 PC bangs, 556 gaming arcades, and 81,856 workers
• 1.7. The global gaming market in 2021 grew by 8.7% YoY
• 2. Major Issues in the Domestic Gaming Industry in 2021
• 2.1. Termination of the Shutdown Law
• 2.2. Truck protests and probability-type items
• 2.3. Rise of monetizable games, play-to-earn games
• 2.4. Salary increase relay in the gaming industr
• 2.5. The era of 3N+SK2
• 2.6. E-sports being recognized as a sport/industry
• 2.7. Lost Ark, which reminded the gaming industry of the importance of communication with users
• 2.8. Gaming arcades establishing a foothold to rebound as a family-friendly leisure space
• 2.9. Slow popularization of cloud gaming
• 2.10. The gaming industry’s first step for ESG management
• 3. Game Utilization Characteristics
• 3.1. Overall game play rate
• 3.2. Game utilization rate by platform

SUMMARY

• - In 2021, the domestic gaming market was worth KRW 20.9913 trillion, reflecting an 11.2% increase from KRW 18.8855 trillion in 2020. The domestic gaming industry had steadily grown over the last 10 years, except when it recorded a 0.3% decrease in 2013. It increased by 11.2% in 2021, compared to the previous year.