Entertainment · K-Culture & Anime · 39 mins ago
Overseas piracy cases involving Korean content reached 493.6 million in 2025
Korean content was reported as illegally distributed overseas 493.6 million times in 2025, up 19.2% from the year before.
The Korea Copyright Protection Agency provided the figures to lawmaker Jeong Jun-ho.
The total was the highest since the agency began compiling the data in 2022.
Webtoons accounted for 66.5% of cases, while films and broadcasts made up 33.5%.
English-language content accounted for the largest share, at 46.6%, though its share fell compared with the previous year.
The share involving Southeast Asian and European languages, including Vietnamese, Thai, Spanish and French, rose.
Only 243,374 illegally distributed items were deleted, less than 0.1% of reported cases.
Jeong called for more teams to monitor piracy and stronger cooperation with overseas authorities.
Reported overseas piracy cases involving Korean content reached 493.6 million in 2025, up 19.2 percent from the previous year.
The figure was the highest since the Korea Copyright Protection Agency began compiling data in 2022.
Webtoons accounted for 66.5 percent of reported cases, while films and broadcasts made up 33.5 percent.
Content distributed in English accounted for 46.6 percent of cases, followed by Chinese-language content at 20.4 percent.
Only 243,374 illegally distributed items were deleted, less than 0.1 percent of reported cases.
Lawmaker Jeong Jun-ho called for more teams to monitor piracy and closer cooperation with overseas authorities.
- Who
- The Korea Copyright Protection Agency reported the data to lawmaker Jeong Jun-ho.
- What
- Overseas piracy cases involving Korean content reached 493.6 million.
- When
- 2025.
- Where
- Overseas; the article does not specify particular countries.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
called for an increase in the number of teams monitoring digital piracy and heightened cooperation with overseas authorities.
The Korea Copyright Protection Agency began compiling relevant data; reported cases reached 477.1 million.
Reported overseas piracy cases involving Korean content reached 493.6 million, up 19.2 percent from the previous year.
Yonhap reported the figures and Jeong Jun-ho’s call for stronger monitoring and cooperation.
- Reported cases in 2025
- 493.6 million
- Change from 2024
- Up 19.2 percent
- Webtoons’ share
- 66.5 percent
- English-language content’s share
- 46.6 percent
- Items deleted
- 243,374
- Cases deleted
- Less than 0.1 percent of reported cases
Sources
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