Reasons against buying smartwatches or wearable fitness/activity trackers Japan 2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 25, 2022

According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in 2022, 58 percent of the respondents in Japan who did not own any smartwatches or fitness or activity trackers stated that they did not see the need for them. About a third of the respondents found the mentioned wearables too expensive.

Reasons not to purchase smartwatches or wearable fitness/activity trackers in Japan as of September 2022

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

September 8 to 30, 2022

Number of respondents

603*

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

multiple answers were possible

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Only the respondents without any smartwatches or wearable fitness/activity trackers were asked the question. The sample size consisted of 732 people, of which 603 respondents did not own smartwatches or wearable fitness/activity trackers.

Original survey question: "What are your reasons for not buying wearable technology? Choose the top two reasons."

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