According to a 2023 survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in South Korea, around 69.5 percent of male and 67 percent of female respondents stated that their delivery app usage increased during the COVID-19 pandemic because they were social distancing. Another common reason was the national closure of food and dining places.
Reason for increased food delivery app usage during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in South Korea as of April 2023, by gender
respondents that ordered more from food delivery apps during the COVID-19 pandemic
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "If you ordered more through food delivery apps: Why did you increase your food delivery apps use during this time? (up to three answers are allowed)"
Up to three answers were accepted.
The survey was conducted among 1,708 female and 1,610 male respondents.
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Rakuten Insight. (May 30, 2023). Reason for increased food delivery app usage during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in South Korea as of April 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1140780/south-korea-reason-for-increased-delivery-app-usage-during-covid-19-pandemic-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Reason for increased food delivery app usage during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in South Korea as of April 2023, by gender." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1140780/south-korea-reason-for-increased-delivery-app-usage-during-covid-19-pandemic-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. (2023). Reason for increased food delivery app usage during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in South Korea as of April 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1140780/south-korea-reason-for-increased-delivery-app-usage-during-covid-19-pandemic-by-gender/
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Rakuten Insight, Reason for increased food delivery app usage during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in South Korea as of April 2023, by gender Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1140780/south-korea-reason-for-increased-delivery-app-usage-during-covid-19-pandemic-by-gender/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Reason for increased food delivery app usage during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in South Korea as of April 2023, by gender [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1140780/south-korea-reason-for-increased-delivery-app-usage-during-covid-19-pandemic-by-gender/
