Japan: most commonly experienced mobile game genres by gender 2020

According to a survey conducted from September to October 2020, about three quarters of female respondents in Japan answered that they had experienced playing a puzzle game via smartphone. While puzzle games were by far the most commonly experienced smartphone game genre among both genders, the share of respondents who had played a game of this genre was considerably lower among men.

Most commonly experienced smartphone game genres in Japan as of October 2020, by gender

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Release date

November 2020

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

September 25 to October 7, 2020

Number of respondents

3,528 respondents

Age group

15-69 years

Special properties

1,794 male and 1,734 female respondents; among people who had played smartphone games at least once; multiple answers possible

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The survey question asked people which smartphone game genres they had experienced. People who had never played any smartphone game at all were excluded from this question.

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