South Korea Metaverse Market Size & Outlook, 2023-2030

The metaverse market in South Korea is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 51,415.2 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 47.4% is expected of South Korea metaverse market from 2024 to 2030.
Revenue, 2023 (US$M)
$3,402.7
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$51,415.2
CAGR, 2024 - 2030
47.4%
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South Korea

South Korea metaverse market highlights

  • The South Korea metaverse market generated a revenue of USD 3,402.7 million in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 51,415.2 million by 2030.
  • The South Korea market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 47.4% from 2024 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, software was the largest revenue generating product in 2023.
  • Services is the most lucrative product segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.


Metaverse market data book summary

Market revenue in 2023USD 3,402.7 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 51,415.2 million
Growth rate47.4% (CAGR from 2023 to 2030)
Largest segmentSoftware
Fastest growing segmentServices
Historical data2018 - 2022
Base year2023
Forecast period2024 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationInfrastructure, Hardware, Software, Services
Key market players worldwideMeta Platforms Inc Class A, Tencent Holdings Ltd, NetEase Inc ADR, NVIDIA Corp, Epic Corp, Roblox Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A, Nextech3d AI Corp Ordinary Shares - New Shares, Grayscale Decentraland Trust (MANA), Microsoft Corp, Antier Solutions Pvt Ltd, ByteDance, Unity Technologies, Lilith Games, The Sandbox, Active Theory


Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, South Korea accounted for 4.1% of the global metaverse market in 2023.
  • Country-wise, U.S. is expected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • In Asia Pacific, China metaverse market is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • South Korea is the fastest growing regional market in Asia Pacific and is projected to reach USD 51,415.2 million by 2030.

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Software was the largest segment with a revenue share of 41.72% in 2023. Horizon Databook has segmented the South Korea metaverse market based on infrastructure, hardware, software, services covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


South Korea has one of the fastest internet connections in the world, this has helped them take the lead in some of the projects surrounding the adoption of blockchain technology as the metaverse expands. Moreover, the government in South Korea is supporting the development of metaverse in the region. 

According to a report, the South Korean government has spent USD 177.1 million in the metaverse as a part of its Digital Innovative Deal project, a program designed to invest in new technologies in order to boost the country's economy.

Moreover, in January 2023, The Seoul Metropolitan Government started the Metaverse Seoul project, which enables citizens of the capital city of South Korea to use local services in a virtual world. For the initial stage of the metaverse project, the local government reportedly invested about 2 billion won (USD 1.6 million).

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