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Seoul Pulse — September 4, 2026

Based on 96 readings collected between 00:00 and 23:45 KST across 44 monitored zones, summarised by hour.

Highlights

  • In the evening, between 22:00–23:00 KST, Sinchon & Ewha had the highest share of people in their 20s among 44 monitored zones, 47.6%.
  • Yeouido drew the largest crowd, about 169,000 people between 12:00–13:00 KST.
  • Shopping card activity was strongest in Yeouido between 12:00–13:00 KST (about 130 taps per reading); food in Myeongdong between 12:00–13:00 (about 1446).
  • Across the monitored zones the day peaked between 14:00–15:00 KST with about 1,224,000 people; the evening peak came between 18:00–19:00 with about 1,117,000.
  • The busiest zone was Hongdae until 05:00, Yeouido from 05:00, Hongdae again from 21:00.

Top zones by crowd

#ZoneBusiest hour, aboutHour (KST)
1Yeouido169,000 people12:00–13:00
2Myeongdong106,000 people13:00–14:00
3Gangnam Station88,000 people13:00–14:00
4Hongdae87,000 people18:00–19:00
5Jamsil74,500 people19:00–20:00

20s hotspots

#ZoneHighest hourly shareHour (KST)
1Sinchon & Ewha48.2%00:00–01:00
2Itaewon44.6%22:00–23:00
3Hongdae41.1%22:00–23:00
4Hyehwa (Daehangno)38.2%20:00–21:00
5Konkuk Univ. Station37.1%22:00–23:00

30s hotspots

#ZoneHighest hourly shareHour (KST)
1Songnidan-gil28.4%22:00–23:00
2Gangnam (COEX)27.7%10:00–11:00
3Itaewon27.6%22:00–23:00
4Yeouido27.6%12:00–13:00
5Gangnam Station27.4%12:00–13:00

Female share leaders

#ZoneHighest hourly shareHour (KST)
1Express Bus Terminal67.3%13:00–14:00
2Hyehwa (Daehangno)62%19:00–20:00
3Jamsil Station61.6%19:00–20:00
4Sinchon & Ewha59.2%14:00–15:00
5Namdaemun Market58.1%13:00–14:00

Male share leaders

#ZoneHighest hourly shareHour (KST)
1Insadong62.2%07:00–08:00
2Myeongdong61.5%07:00–08:00
3Ikseon-dong60.2%23:00–00:00
4Gwanghwamun & Deoksugung59.2%07:00–08:00
5Bukchon Hanok Village59.1%07:00–08:00

Shopping spending leaders

#ZoneTaps per reading, aboutHour (KST)
1Yeouido13012:00–13:00
2Myeongdong11408:00–09:00
3Hongdae11018:00–19:00
4Gangnam Station8618:00–19:00
5Jamsil8218:00–19:00

Food spending leaders

#ZoneTaps per reading, aboutHour (KST)
1Myeongdong144612:00–13:00
2Yeouido79112:00–13:00
3Gwanghwamun & Deoksugung50512:00–13:00
4Gangnam Station37712:00–13:00
5Jongno & Cheonggye34012:00–13:00

Card activity leaders

#ZoneTaps per reading, aboutHour (KST)
1Myeongdong163812:00–13:00
2Yeouido98312:00–13:00
3Gwanghwamun & Deoksugung61612:00–13:00
4Gangnam Station56412:00–13:00
5Jongno & Cheonggye50412:00–13:00

Leisure spending leaders

#ZoneTaps per reading, aboutHour (KST)
1Gangnam Station10220:00–21:00
2Jongno & Cheonggye9420:00–21:00
3Hongdae7222:00–23:00
4Gwanghwamun & Deoksugung4219:00–20:00
5Konkuk Univ. Station3822:00–23:00

Medical spending leaders

#ZoneTaps per reading, aboutHour (KST)
1Gangnam Station7012:00–13:00
2Yeouido6011:00–12:00
3Jongno & Cheonggye5516:00–17:00
4Myeongdong4912:00–13:00
5Konkuk Univ. Station4110:00–11:00

Day peak, evening peak, busiest zone by hour

Day peak between 14:00–15:00 KST, about 1,224,000 people across the monitored zones. Evening peak between 18:00–19:00 KST, about 1,117,000.

Hour (KST)Busiest zone
00:00–01:00Hongdae
01:00–02:00Hongdae
02:00–03:00Hongdae
03:00–04:00Hongdae
04:00–05:00Hongdae
05:00–06:00Yeouido
06:00–07:00Yeouido
07:00–08:00Yeouido
08:00–09:00Yeouido
09:00–10:00Yeouido
10:00–11:00Yeouido
11:00–12:00Yeouido
12:00–13:00Yeouido
13:00–14:00Yeouido
14:00–15:00Yeouido
15:00–16:00Yeouido
16:00–17:00Yeouido
17:00–18:00Yeouido
18:00–19:00Yeouido
19:00–20:00Yeouido
20:00–21:00Yeouido
21:00–22:00Hongdae
22:00–23:00Hongdae
23:00–00:00Hongdae

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