In the third quarter of 2021, app users in Japan spent almost 1.71 billion hours on mobile gaming apps. This represented an increase of more than 218 million hours compared to the previous quarter. Gaming apps recorded the highest user engagement in terms of total usage time among the selected app categories, being followed by entertainment and shopping apps.
Quarterly time spent on selected mobile app categories in Japan from 1st quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2021 (in million hours)
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Data.ai. (December 9, 2021). Quarterly time spent on selected mobile app categories in Japan from 1st quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2021 (in million hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272600/japan-quarterly-time-spent-apps-by-category/
Data.ai. "Quarterly time spent on selected mobile app categories in Japan from 1st quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2021 (in million hours)." Chart. December 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272600/japan-quarterly-time-spent-apps-by-category/
Data.ai. (2021). Quarterly time spent on selected mobile app categories in Japan from 1st quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2021 (in million hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272600/japan-quarterly-time-spent-apps-by-category/
Data.ai. "Quarterly Time Spent on Selected Mobile App Categories in Japan from 1st Quarter 2021 to 3rd Quarter 2021 (in Million Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272600/japan-quarterly-time-spent-apps-by-category/
Data.ai, Quarterly time spent on selected mobile app categories in Japan from 1st quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2021 (in million hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272600/japan-quarterly-time-spent-apps-by-category/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Quarterly time spent on selected mobile app categories in Japan from 1st quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2021 (in million hours) [Graph], Data.ai, December 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272600/japan-quarterly-time-spent-apps-by-category/