The number of low-cost mobile line subscriptions for smartphones in Japan was expected to grow from around 22.3 million in fiscal year 2021 to almost 26.8 million by fiscal year 2028. The forecast projected a steady growth throughout all of the included fiscal years.
Forecast number of low-cost mobile line subscriptions for smartphones in Japan from fiscal year 2022 to 2028
(in millions)
fiscal year 2022; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
*Forecast.
Services provided either by mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) or sub-brands of mobile network operators (MNOs). Excluding services by mobile operators borrowing wireless communication infrastructure of other MNOs (MNO's MVNO). Excluding Rakuten Mobile, as well as the MNO plans "ahamo," "povo," and "LINEMO," which have been offered since March 2021.
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Nomura Research Institute. (December 22, 2022). Forecast number of low-cost mobile line subscriptions for smartphones in Japan from fiscal year 2022 to 2028 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025206/japan-low-cost-mobile-line-subscription-number/
Nomura Research Institute. "Forecast number of low-cost mobile line subscriptions for smartphones in Japan from fiscal year 2022 to 2028 (in millions)." Chart. December 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025206/japan-low-cost-mobile-line-subscription-number/
Nomura Research Institute. (2022). Forecast number of low-cost mobile line subscriptions for smartphones in Japan from fiscal year 2022 to 2028 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025206/japan-low-cost-mobile-line-subscription-number/
Nomura Research Institute. "Forecast Number of Low-cost Mobile Line Subscriptions for Smartphones in Japan from Fiscal Year 2022 to 2028 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025206/japan-low-cost-mobile-line-subscription-number/
Nomura Research Institute, Forecast number of low-cost mobile line subscriptions for smartphones in Japan from fiscal year 2022 to 2028 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025206/japan-low-cost-mobile-line-subscription-number/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Forecast number of low-cost mobile line subscriptions for smartphones in Japan from fiscal year 2022 to 2028 (in millions) [Graph], Nomura Research Institute, December 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025206/japan-low-cost-mobile-line-subscription-number/
