Rakuten Insight in September 2021, 55 percent of the respondents in Japan used messaging apps on a daily basis. News apps ranked second, with half of the respondents mentioning to use news apps daily.
According to a survey conducted by Leading smartphone apps used on a daily basis in Japan as of September 2021, by category
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Rakuten Insight. (November 24, 2021). Leading smartphone apps used on a daily basis in Japan as of September 2021, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279172/japan-daily-used-mobile-app-categories/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading smartphone apps used on a daily basis in Japan as of September 2021, by category." Chart. November 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279172/japan-daily-used-mobile-app-categories/
Rakuten Insight. (2021). Leading smartphone apps used on a daily basis in Japan as of September 2021, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279172/japan-daily-used-mobile-app-categories/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading Smartphone Apps Used on a Daily Basis in Japan as of September 2021, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279172/japan-daily-used-mobile-app-categories/
Rakuten Insight, Leading smartphone apps used on a daily basis in Japan as of September 2021, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279172/japan-daily-used-mobile-app-categories/ (last visited May 27, 2024)
Leading smartphone apps used on a daily basis in Japan as of September 2021, by category [Graph], Rakuten Insight, November 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279172/japan-daily-used-mobile-app-categories/