More than 94 percent of people aged 30 to 39 years old in Japan were smartphone owners as of 2021. The second-highest smartphone penetration rate was measured among people in their twenties, of whom more than 93 percent owned smartphones.
Smartphone penetration rate in Japan in 2021, by age group
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Statistics on Smartphone market in Japan
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (May 27, 2022). Smartphone penetration rate in Japan in 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/687678/japan-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-age/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Smartphone penetration rate in Japan in 2021, by age group." Chart. May 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687678/japan-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-age/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2022). Smartphone penetration rate in Japan in 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687678/japan-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-age/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Smartphone Penetration Rate in Japan in 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/687678/japan-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-age/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Smartphone penetration rate in Japan in 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/687678/japan-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-age/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Smartphone penetration rate in Japan in 2021, by age group [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), May 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/687678/japan-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-age/