The statistic shows the results of an online survey conducted among internet users in Japan in February 2017 about the mobile news media usage. In fiscal 2017, approximately 32.9 million internet users read news via their mobile browser and about 46.8 million readers used apps. These numbers were estimated to increase to about 33.9 million and 54.1 readers, respectively, in 2019.
Number of mobile news readers in Japan from fiscal 2013 to 2019, by channel (in millions)
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eMarketer. (March 24, 2017). Number of mobile news readers in Japan from fiscal 2013 to 2019, by channel (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/762234/japan-number-mobile-news-readers-by-channel/
eMarketer. "Number of mobile news readers in Japan from fiscal 2013 to 2019, by channel (in millions)." Chart. March 24, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/762234/japan-number-mobile-news-readers-by-channel/
eMarketer. (2017). Number of mobile news readers in Japan from fiscal 2013 to 2019, by channel (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/762234/japan-number-mobile-news-readers-by-channel/
eMarketer. "Number of Mobile News Readers in Japan from Fiscal 2013 to 2019, by Channel (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/762234/japan-number-mobile-news-readers-by-channel/
eMarketer, Number of mobile news readers in Japan from fiscal 2013 to 2019, by channel (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/762234/japan-number-mobile-news-readers-by-channel/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Number of mobile news readers in Japan from fiscal 2013 to 2019, by channel (in millions) [Graph], eMarketer, March 24, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/762234/japan-number-mobile-news-readers-by-channel/