A survey conducted in June 2023 showed that more than 27 percent of male Japanese mobile device users in their thirties and forties read paid e-books. The share of people who use paid e-books was lower among other age cohorts.
Share of male mobile device users who read e-books in Japan as of June 2023, by age group and monetization
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Paid e-books
Only free e-books
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including digital magazines; among male mobile device (smartphone and tablet) users; gender and age were sampled to reflect the Japanese smartphone internet user population as closely as possible*
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
*Since the collection rate differs by age group and deviations from the population are observed, the analysis was conducted after adjusting for specific weights.
Sample size of age groups:
10 to 19 years n=142
20 to 29 years n=757
30 to 39 years n=1,173
40 to 49 years n=1,104
50 to 59 years n=663
60 years and older n=492
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Impress. (August 10, 2023). Share of male mobile device users who read e-books in Japan as of June 2023, by age group and monetization [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212569/japan-share-male-mobile-device-users-who-read-e-books-by-age-and-monetization/
Impress. "Share of male mobile device users who read e-books in Japan as of June 2023, by age group and monetization." Chart. August 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212569/japan-share-male-mobile-device-users-who-read-e-books-by-age-and-monetization/
Impress. (2023). Share of male mobile device users who read e-books in Japan as of June 2023, by age group and monetization. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212569/japan-share-male-mobile-device-users-who-read-e-books-by-age-and-monetization/
Impress. "Share of Male Mobile Device Users Who Read E-books in Japan as of June 2023, by Age Group and Monetization." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212569/japan-share-male-mobile-device-users-who-read-e-books-by-age-and-monetization/
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Share of male mobile device users who read e-books in Japan as of June 2023, by age group and monetization [Graph], Impress, August 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212569/japan-share-male-mobile-device-users-who-read-e-books-by-age-and-monetization/