According to a survey from June 2020, almost 98 percent of young social media users aged between 17 to 19 years old in Japan were using the messaging app LINE. Twitter followed with close to 82 percent. The same survey revealed that the share of young people who were using social media in Japan stood at about 91.6 percent.
Most popular social media platforms among people aged 17 to 19 years old in Japan as of June 2020
respondents who were currently using social media*; multiple answers possible
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*The source excluded people who were part of the printing or publishing industry, the mass communication or mass media-related industry, the information provision services or survey industry, as well as the advertising industry.
Original question "Please choose the SNS you are (or were) using."
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The Nippon Foundation. (July 30, 2020). Most popular social media platforms among people aged 17 to 19 years old in Japan as of June 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154808/japan-most-popular-social-media-platforms-among-young-people/
The Nippon Foundation. "Most popular social media platforms among people aged 17 to 19 years old in Japan as of June 2020." Chart. July 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154808/japan-most-popular-social-media-platforms-among-young-people/
The Nippon Foundation. (2020). Most popular social media platforms among people aged 17 to 19 years old in Japan as of June 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154808/japan-most-popular-social-media-platforms-among-young-people/
The Nippon Foundation. "Most Popular Social Media Platforms among People Aged 17 to 19 Years Old in Japan as of June 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154808/japan-most-popular-social-media-platforms-among-young-people/
The Nippon Foundation, Most popular social media platforms among people aged 17 to 19 years old in Japan as of June 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154808/japan-most-popular-social-media-platforms-among-young-people/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Most popular social media platforms among people aged 17 to 19 years old in Japan as of June 2020 [Graph], The Nippon Foundation, July 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154808/japan-most-popular-social-media-platforms-among-young-people/