According to a survey conducted in Japan in December 2020, about three quarter of respondents aged between 12 to 19 years old used YouTube as a method to listen to music. YouTube was used by the majority of people across all age groups included in the survey. The survey showed that YouTube was the most commonly used method of listening to music among people in Japan.
Share of people who use YouTube in order to listen to music in Japan as of December 2020, by age group
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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 YouTube in order to listen to music in Japan as of December 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289943/japan-youtube-for-music-listening-usage-rate-by-age-group/
Recording Industry Association of Japan. "Share of people who use YouTube in order to listen to music in Japan as of December 2020, by age group." Chart. April 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289943/japan-youtube-for-music-listening-usage-rate-by-age-group/
Recording Industry Association of Japan. (2021). Share of people who use YouTube in order to listen to music in Japan as of December 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289943/japan-youtube-for-music-listening-usage-rate-by-age-group/
Recording Industry Association of Japan. "Share of People Who Use Youtube in Order to Listen to Music in Japan as of December 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289943/japan-youtube-for-music-listening-usage-rate-by-age-group/
Recording Industry Association of Japan, Share of people who use YouTube in order to listen to music in Japan as of December 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289943/japan-youtube-for-music-listening-usage-rate-by-age-group/ (last visited April 11, 2025)
Share of people who use YouTube in order to listen to music 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/1289943/japan-youtube-for-music-listening-usage-rate-by-age-group/
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