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Naman Ramachandran
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Netflix South Korea‘s film, television and streaming sector contributed KRW24.08 trillion ($16.4 billion at current exchange rates) to the country’s GDP and underpinned 291,100 jobs in 2025, according to an independent economic study commissioned by the Motion Picture Association.
The report – “Economic Contribution of the Audiovisual Industry in South Korea,” produced by Oxford Economics – was presented at the National Assembly in Seoul before legislators and industry leaders. It assesses the sector’s full economic footprint across direct production activity, supply-chain spending and induced consumer expenditure.
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