This statistic shows and compares the most popular smartphone app categories in and Japan. During the 2018 survey period, it was found that video streaming apps were the most commonly installed app category. Weather apps ranked second with a 60.7 percent share.
Leading types of smartphone apps installed by smartphone users in Japan as of November 2018, by category
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MMD Labo. (December 10, 2018). Leading types of smartphone apps installed by smartphone users in Japan as of November 2018, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209012/most-popular-smartphone-app-categories-in-us-and-japan/
MMD Labo. "Leading types of smartphone apps installed by smartphone users in Japan as of November 2018, by category." Chart. December 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209012/most-popular-smartphone-app-categories-in-us-and-japan/
MMD Labo. (2018). Leading types of smartphone apps installed by smartphone users in Japan as of November 2018, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209012/most-popular-smartphone-app-categories-in-us-and-japan/
MMD Labo. "Leading Types of Smartphone Apps Installed by Smartphone Users in Japan as of November 2018, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209012/most-popular-smartphone-app-categories-in-us-and-japan/
MMD Labo, Leading types of smartphone apps installed by smartphone users in Japan as of November 2018, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209012/most-popular-smartphone-app-categories-in-us-and-japan/ (last visited August 14, 2020)
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