According to a survey conducted in Japan in 2019, the majority of respondents aged 18 to 24 years old, around 73 percent, played mobile games on their smartphones. Japan has one of the biggest mobile game markets in the world, next to China, the United States, and South Korea.
Share of mobile gamers in Japan as of August 2019, by age group
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Deloitte. (December 11, 2019). Share of mobile gamers in Japan as of August 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185228/japan-share-of-mobile-gamers-by-age/
Deloitte. "Share of mobile gamers in Japan as of August 2019, by age group." Chart. December 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185228/japan-share-of-mobile-gamers-by-age/
Deloitte. (2019). Share of mobile gamers in Japan as of August 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185228/japan-share-of-mobile-gamers-by-age/
Deloitte. "Share of Mobile Gamers in Japan as of August 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185228/japan-share-of-mobile-gamers-by-age/
Deloitte, Share of mobile gamers in Japan as of August 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185228/japan-share-of-mobile-gamers-by-age/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Share of mobile gamers in Japan as of August 2019, by age group [Graph], Deloitte, December 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185228/japan-share-of-mobile-gamers-by-age/