According to a survey conducted in Japan in December 2020, more than 53 percent of respondents aged between 12 to 19 years old used subscription-based music streaming services. The share was lowest among those in their fifties and sixties, of whom less than one quarter of respondents used this form of music content distribution.
Share of people who use subscription music streaming services in Japan as of December 2020, by age group
respondents who listened to music within the past half year
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Survey question: "Which product or service did you use in order to enjoy music in the past half year? Please choose all items that apply."
Sample size of age groups:
12 to 19 years: n=602
20 to 29 years: n=539
30 to 39 years: n=341
40 to 49 years: n=326
50 to 59 years: n=307
60 to 69 years: n=332
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Recording Industry Association of Japan. (April 15, 2021). Share of people who use subscription music streaming services in Japan as of December 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289935/japan-subscription-music-streaming-services-usage-rate-by-age-group/
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Recording Industry Association of Japan. (2021). Share of people who use subscription music streaming services in Japan as of December 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289935/japan-subscription-music-streaming-services-usage-rate-by-age-group/
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Share of people who use subscription music streaming services in Japan as of December 2020, by age group [Graph], Recording Industry Association of Japan, April 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289935/japan-subscription-music-streaming-services-usage-rate-by-age-group/
