According to a survey conducted in March 2021, the majority of smartphone users in Japan stated that they use apps more than browsers. At the same time, 13.3 percent of the respondents answered that they use both to about the same extent.
Preference of smartphone users regarding app and web browser usage in Japan as of March 2021
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MyVoice. (April 20, 2021). Preference of smartphone users regarding app and web browser usage in Japan as of March 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187830/japan-preference-of-smartphone-users-regarding-app-and-web-browser-use/
MyVoice. "Preference of smartphone users regarding app and web browser usage in Japan as of March 2021." Chart. April 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187830/japan-preference-of-smartphone-users-regarding-app-and-web-browser-use/
MyVoice. (2021). Preference of smartphone users regarding app and web browser usage in Japan as of March 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187830/japan-preference-of-smartphone-users-regarding-app-and-web-browser-use/
MyVoice. "Preference of Smartphone Users regarding App and Web Browser Usage in Japan as of March 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187830/japan-preference-of-smartphone-users-regarding-app-and-web-browser-use/
MyVoice, Preference of smartphone users regarding app and web browser usage in Japan as of March 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187830/japan-preference-of-smartphone-users-regarding-app-and-web-browser-use/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Preference of smartphone users regarding app and web browser usage in Japan as of March 2021 [Graph], MyVoice, April 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187830/japan-preference-of-smartphone-users-regarding-app-and-web-browser-use/