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Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 29, 2023
The instant messaging service LINE was the leading app among smartphone users in Japan in 2020, with an average monthly active reach of 83 percent. The video platform YouTube as well as the Google applications Google App, Google Maps, and Gmail were all used by more than half of smartphone users in Japan.
Most popular smartphone apps in Japan in 2020, by active reach
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Release date
December 2020
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Region
Japan
Survey time period
January to October 2020
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
average monthly active reach during the surveyed period; based on use of the Nielsen Mobile NetView app
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*Includes iTunes Radio and iCloud.
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