Devices regularly used with an internet connection in Japan 2020
As of 2020, mobile phones are the most common devices being used with an internet connection in Japan. Some 85% of respondents in Japan (aged 18 to 64) regularly use their smartphones with internet connection followed by another 28% who commonly use their desktop PCs with internet connection.
Smartphone usage in Japan
Since 2015, the number of smartphone users in Japan has experienced a constant increase with every year passing. According to our forecasts, until 2022, it will have risen up to about 114 users. Japanese consumers use smartphones for different reasons but none of them is as common as using search engines. Video streaming apps, on the other hand, are the most popular types of apps installed by Japanese smartphone users surveyed, followed by weather- and communication apps.