The number of smartphone users in Japan was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 12,197,411 users (+13.25 percent). After the sixth consecutive increasing year, the smartphone user base is estimated to reach 104,282,713 users and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the number of smartphone users of was continuously increasing over the past years. Smartphone users here are limited to internet users of any age using a smartphone. The shown figures have been derived from survey data that has been processed to estimate missing demographics.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).
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Mobile phone internet user growth in Japan from 2023 to 2029
Characteristic
Year-on-year change
2029*
104,282,713%
2028*
103,728,614%
2027*
103,168,192%
2026*
102,136,565%
2025*
97,162,125%
2024*
92,085,302%
2023
86,919,231%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Year-on-year change86,919,231%86,919,231%92,085,302%92,085,302%97,162,125%97,162,125%102,136,565%102,136,565%103,168,192%103,168,192%103,728,614%103,728,614%104,282,713%104,282,713%20232024*2025*2026*2027*2028*2029*
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Statista. (December 2, 2024). Mobile phone internet user growth in Japan from 2023 to 2029 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/309031/japan-mobile-phone-internet-user-growth/
Statista. "Mobile phone internet user growth in Japan from 2023 to 2029." Chart. December 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309031/japan-mobile-phone-internet-user-growth/
Statista. (2024). Mobile phone internet user growth in Japan from 2023 to 2029. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309031/japan-mobile-phone-internet-user-growth/
Statista. "Mobile Phone Internet User Growth in Japan from 2023 to 2029." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309031/japan-mobile-phone-internet-user-growth/
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