Why do Korean delivery drivers have more than one phone?

manishhpro March 4, 2025

If you have been to South Korea and spent a few days there, you might have noticed that Korean delivery men have a panel on their bikes with several phones on it. This is because Korean deliverymen can only take one delivery order on one phone.

Since Korean delivery drivers are very entrepreneurial and want to earn a lot, they install more than one phone on their mopeds. In fact, one delivery boy can have up to 12 phones. On average, Korean delivery drivers have 2 to 5 smartphones on a homemade panel.

By the way, it is interesting that when the driver leaves his scooter to make a delivery, he does not worry that someone will steal all his phones or tablets.

But why spend so much on buying a phone? Usually delivery drivers have very old phones, and the secondary market for phones and electronics is huge and cheap in South Korea, which means you can get any phone for a few bucks. In fact, many foreign businessmen go to South Korea to buy iPhones at cheap prices from the secondary market and sell them in their country at good profits.