This statistic presents the South Korean products that were most consumed worldwide in 2022. It shows that the South Korean beauty industry is the spearhead of the country's exports, being even more consumed than dramas.
The Korean Wave
The "hallyu," literally "Korean wave" in Chinese, refers to the rise of South Korea's cultural industry internationally since the late . This K-wave is reflected in the success of K-Pop groups, its cinema and dramas, as well as its beauty and culinary industries.
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Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. (December 14, 2022). Among the following South Korean products, which ones do you consume? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/1638750/distribution-consumption-hallyu-world/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. "Among the following South Korean products, which ones do you consume?." Chart. December 14, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/1638750/distribution-consumption-hallyu-world/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. (2022). Among the following South Korean products, which ones do you consume?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/1638750/distribution-consumption-hallyu-world/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. "Among The following South Korean Products, Which Ones Do You Consume?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Dec 2022, /statistics/1638750/distribution-consumption-hallyu-world/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, Among the following South Korean products, which ones do you consume? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1638750/distribution-consumption-hallyu-world/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Among the following South Korean products, which ones do you consume? [Graph], Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, December 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1638750/distribution-consumption-hallyu-world/
