Most installed smartphone apps in Japan 2021, by category

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 1, 2021
According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in September 2021, 52 percent of the respondents in Japan had messaging apps installed on their smartphones. Shopping apps, news apps, and finance and banking apps were also used by about half of the respondents

Leading types of smartphone apps installed by people 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

760 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Survey question: "Which of the following categories of mobile apps do you currently have installed on your smartphone? (choose all that apply)"

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