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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Nielsen Digital Co., Ltd.. (December 16, 2020). Most popular smartphone apps in Japan in 2020, by active reach [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1095010/japan-most-popular-smartphone-apps-by-active-reach/
Nielsen Digital Co., Ltd.. "Most popular smartphone apps in Japan in 2020, by active reach." Chart. December 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1095010/japan-most-popular-smartphone-apps-by-active-reach/
Nielsen Digital Co., Ltd.. (2020). Most popular smartphone apps in Japan in 2020, by active reach. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1095010/japan-most-popular-smartphone-apps-by-active-reach/
Nielsen Digital Co., Ltd.. "Most Popular Smartphone Apps in Japan in 2020, by Active Reach." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2020, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1095010/japan-most-popular-smartphone-apps-by-active-reach/
Nielsen Digital Co., Ltd., Most popular smartphone apps in Japan in 2020, by active reach Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1095010/japan-most-popular-smartphone-apps-by-active-reach/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Most popular smartphone apps in Japan in 2020, by active reach [Graph], Nielsen Digital Co., Ltd., December 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1095010/japan-most-popular-smartphone-apps-by-active-reach/