According to a survey conducted in March 2023, 8.8 percent of smartphone users in Japan stated that they continuously paid a subscription fee for a smartphone app within the past year. The share of respondents who had spent money either for purchasing an app or for using an app amounted to 20.2 percent.
Preferred payment method regarding smartphone apps in Japan as of March 2023
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PR Times. (April 19, 2023). Preferred payment method regarding smartphone apps in Japan as of March 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231602/japan-preferred-payment-method-regarding-smartphone-applications/
PR Times. "Preferred payment method regarding smartphone apps in Japan as of March 2023." Chart. April 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231602/japan-preferred-payment-method-regarding-smartphone-applications/
PR Times. (2023). Preferred payment method regarding smartphone apps in Japan as of March 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231602/japan-preferred-payment-method-regarding-smartphone-applications/
PR Times. "Preferred Payment Method regarding Smartphone Apps in Japan as of March 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231602/japan-preferred-payment-method-regarding-smartphone-applications/
PR Times, Preferred payment method regarding smartphone apps in Japan as of March 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231602/japan-preferred-payment-method-regarding-smartphone-applications/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Preferred payment method regarding smartphone apps in Japan as of March 2023 [Graph], PR Times, April 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231602/japan-preferred-payment-method-regarding-smartphone-applications/