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S. Koreans Spend Over 40 Hrs on YouTube for 1st Time in January: Data

S. Koreans Spend Over 40 Hrs on YouTube for 1st Time in January: Data

SEOUL, Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans spent over 40 hours on global video streaming platform YouTube in January, surpassing the mark for the first time, industry data showed Monday. South Koreans users on Android and iOS systems collectively spent a record 111.9 billion minutes on YouTube in January, according to a sample survey [...]

YouTubers’ Combined Annual Income Surpasses 1 Trillion Won in 2022: Data

YouTubers’ Combined Annual Income Surpasses 1 Trillion Won in 2022: Data

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The combined annual income of single-person media creators, such as YouTubers, reached over 1 trillion won (US$753 million) in 2022, according to data released Friday. A total of 39,366 individuals reported their annual income as single-person media creators in 2022, with the total amount reaching 1.14 trillion won, according [...]

YouTube to Verify and Promote South Korean Health Experts’ Channels

YouTube to Verify and Promote South Korean Health Experts’ Channels

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Online video sharing platform YouTube has decided to award verification labels to channels operated by verified medical professionals such as doctors and nurses in South Korea, and to recommend these channels more prominently. According to ICT industry insiders, YouTube has been accepting applications since January 30 for its “YouTube Health” [...]

YouTube Content on Overcoming Infertility Popular Among Young Unmarried Women

YouTube Content on Overcoming Infertility Popular Among Young Unmarried Women

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of young women in their 20s, without immediate pregnancy plans, are turning to personal YouTube channels for stories about overcoming infertility, including miscarriages, IVF treatments, and egg freezing. This trend indicates a shift in viewership for such content, from married women preparing for pregnancy and childbirth to now [...]

YouTube on Verge of Becoming Most-used Mobile Platform in S. Korea: Data

YouTube on Verge of Becoming Most-used Mobile Platform in S. Korea: Data

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — YouTube is poised to become the most used mobile platform in South Korea, closely trailing the current leader KakaoTalk, industry data showed Wednesday. As of December, KakaoTalk, the country’s top mobile messenger run by Kakao Corp., had a total of 41.02 million monthly active users (MAUs), while Google’s YouTube [...]

Government Considers Enforcing Antitrust Regulations on YouTube and Netflix

Government Considers Enforcing Antitrust Regulations on YouTube and Netflix

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The government is considering imposing antitrust regulations on large content platforms such as YouTube and Netflix amid a sharp increase in their subscription fees, an official said Thursday. According to the senior ruling camp official, the government and the presidential office immediately took steps to address monopolistic and oligopolistic [...]

Hyundai Home Shopping Elevates Deal-Commerce with ‘The Naked Ad Studio’ on YouTube

Hyundai Home Shopping Elevates Deal-Commerce with ‘The Naked Ad Studio’ on YouTube

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Home Shopping is embarking on an extensive expansion of its deal-commerce content series, ‘The Naked Ad Studio,’ on YouTube. The company aims to diversify its growth avenues by decreasing reliance on traditional TV broadcasting and boosting competitiveness on mobile platforms.  On Wednesday, Hyundai Home Shopping announced the launch of [...]

South Koreans Set New YouTube Record, Surpassing 100 Billion Monthly Minutes in Latest Study

South Koreans Set New YouTube Record, Surpassing 100 Billion Monthly Minutes in Latest Study

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a recent study, South Koreans devoted over 100 billion minutes to YouTube in the past month. This data, collected through a survey of a smartphone user sample by Wiseapp, a service specializing in app and retail analytics, reveals a significant uptick in YouTube usage. Comparing figures from October, [...]

Local Gov’t Uses YouTube to Streamline Seafood Radiation Testing and Reassure Public

Local Gov’t Uses YouTube to Streamline Seafood Radiation Testing and Reassure Public

CHANGWON, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid growing public concerns about Japan’s release of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, South Gyeongnsang provincial government has taken a unique approach to reassure its residents about the safety of the water supply through a YouTube broadcast. This broadcast goes beyond being a mere live [...]