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The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is shown at the Government Complex Seoul. Photo by Asia Today
May 28 (Asia Today) -- About 183,000 South Korean teenagers were classified as at risk of internet or smartphone overdependence this year, down by about 30,000 from a year earlier, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Thursday.
The ministry announced the results of its 2026 youth media use habits survey, which covered 1,162,280 elementary, middle and high school students nationwide and 221,991 guardians.
The survey was conducted among fourth-grade elementary school students, first-year middle school students, first-year high school students and guardians of first-grade elementary school students.
