Leading daily used smartphone apps in Japan 2021, by category

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 30, 2021
According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in September 2021, 55 percent of the respondents in Japan used messaging apps on a daily basis. News apps ranked second, with half of the respondents mentioning to use news apps daily.

Leading smartphone apps used on a daily basis in Japan as of September 2021, by category

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Release date

November 2021

Region

Japan

Survey time period

September 9 to 30, 2021

Number of respondents

620*

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*The survey sample only included people who had previously answered that they had installed one of the given app categories on their smartphones.

Survey question: "Which of the following categories of mobile apps do you use daily? (choose all that apply)"

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