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40%
40% -- search engine market share for Google (South Korea search market) (2026)
Google had approximately 40% search engine market share in South Korea according to StatCounter as of early 2026.
- StatCounter global tracking-code data vs domestic panel data methodology differences
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40%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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StatCounter
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Tier C
https://growthmk.com/en/korea-b2b-marketing-for-global-companies ↗
Source Article
B2B Marketing for Korean Subsidiaries of Global | Growth
B2B Marketing for Korean Subsidiaries of Global Companies — How to Win Over Headquarters and Deliver Results in Korea
임재복
The biggest reason B2B marketing fails at Korean subsidiaries of global companies isn’t poor execution — it’s an inability to translate Korean market data into a language headqua…
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StatCounter
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Methodology
StatCounter global tracking-code methodology; source states Google and Naver were both competing in the 40% range in Korea as of early 2026. Article table lists Google at ~40% search share (growing).
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (current) | 40% | |
| 2026-05 | 47.9% | +19.8% |
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Google (South Korea search market): 40% search engine market share. Source: StatCounter (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/google-search-share-korea-early-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/google-search-share-korea-early-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>40%</strong> -- search engine market share for Google (South Korea search market)<br><small>Source: StatCounter (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/google-search-share-korea-early-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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