This statistic presents the number of mobile phone messaging app users in Japan from 2014 to 2019. In 2015, 41.9 million mobile phone users in Japan accessed over-the-top messaging apps to communicate. This figure is projected to grow to 49.2 million users in 2019.
Number of mobile phone messaging app users in Japan from 2014 to 2019
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eMarketer. (November 12, 2015). Number of mobile phone messaging app users in Japan from 2014 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/485630/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-japan/
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eMarketer. (2015). Number of mobile phone messaging app users in Japan from 2014 to 2019 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485630/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-japan/
eMarketer. "Number of Mobile Phone Messaging App Users in Japan from 2014 to 2019 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485630/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-japan/
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