YouTube to launch its 1st official shopping channel in South Korea

YouTube will launch its first official shopping channel for live commerce in South Korea on June 30, 2023.

YouTube to launch its 1st official shopping channel in South Korea

YouTube will launch its first official shopping channel for live commerce in South Korea on June 30, 2023, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday (21s June 2023).

South Korea already has a booming live-streaming commerce business led by tech giant Naver, making it a prime test market for the global heavyweight as the Alphabet-owned company focuses on becoming more "shoppable".

The new channel will operate in Korean language and will start as a 90-day project. In the beginning it will provide a live-commerce platform to companies and plans to livestream shopping content from about 30 brands, Yonhap and other Korean media said, citing people familiar with the matter.

It is YouTube's first official shopping channel in any country, Yonhap said.

"We may experiment with a variety of YouTube Shopping features from time to time," a YouTube spokesperson said, without elaborating.

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With YouTube's ad revenue affected by advertisers curtailing spending and competition from platforms like TikTok, Google's Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler said in February there was "lots of potential in making it easier for people to shop from the creators, brands and content they love".

South Korea's live commerce market is projected to grow to 10 trillion won ($7.7 billion) this year (2023) from 2.8 trillion won in 2021, with Naver currently holding about 60% market share, according to Kyobo Securities.

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