Table 1. Usage rates of social media platforms by age group (YouTube, Shorts, TikTok, Reels)
| Age | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Under 10 | 130.7 | 94.8 | 123.7 | 92.8 | 82.4 | 89.4 |
| 10∼19 | 874.5 | 82.5 | 964.5 | 86.2 | 856.6 | 82.5 |
| 20∼29 | 1,321.5 | 67.8 | 1,168.4 | 72.3 | 999.3 | 65.0 |
| 30∼39 | 1,339.3 | 63.6 | 1,318.7 | 63.0 | 1,195.6 | 59.4 |
| 40∼49 | 1,589.2 | 69.5 | 1,578.4 | 66.4 | 1,381.6 | 62.5 |
| 50∼59 | 1,648.3 | 83.5 | 1,653.5 | 80.7 | 1,486.0 | 74.2 |
| 60∼69 | 1,197.2 | 95.2 | 1,317.0 | 92.0 | 1,226.1 | 88.6 |
| 70 and over | 386.1 | 98.1 | 470.5 | 95.3 | 528.3 | 94.2 |
*Note. N=weighted number of respondents (persons). The figures represent combined usage rates of YouTube (including long-form), Shorts, TikTok, and Reels, and therefore do not isolate short-form-only consumption; the table is used only as an approximate indicator of generational exposure to digital visual media rather than as a direct measure of short-form use. Source: Ministry of Science and ICT & National Information Society Agency (2024), Survey on the Internet Usage; reconstructed by the author.