According to a survey conducted in February 2021, 35 percent of the respondents in Japan answered that they used docomo as a mobile phone service for their main device, making it the leading service in this regard. It was followed by au (by KDDI), which was used by 24.5 percent.
Leading mobile phone service used for main device in Japan as of February 2021
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MMD Labo. (March 9, 2021). Leading mobile phone service used for main device in Japan as of February 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238199/japan-leading-mobile-phone-service-main-device/
MMD Labo. "Leading mobile phone service used for main device in Japan as of February 2021." Chart. March 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238199/japan-leading-mobile-phone-service-main-device/
MMD Labo. (2021). Leading mobile phone service used for main device in Japan as of February 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238199/japan-leading-mobile-phone-service-main-device/
MMD Labo. "Leading Mobile Phone Service Used for Main Device in Japan as of February 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238199/japan-leading-mobile-phone-service-main-device/
MMD Labo, Leading mobile phone service used for main device in Japan as of February 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238199/japan-leading-mobile-phone-service-main-device/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Leading mobile phone service used for main device in Japan as of February 2021 [Graph], MMD Labo, March 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238199/japan-leading-mobile-phone-service-main-device/