As of October 2018, Yahoo Japan was the most used website in Japan, with approximately 67.43 million monthly active users on average. The top three websites all had a reach of over 60 million people, encompassing about half of the total Japanese population. The leading messenger Line was close to the 60 million mark.
Most popular websites and online services in Japan as of October 2018, by monthly active users (MAU) (in millions)
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Nielsen Digital Co., Ltd.. (December 25, 2018). Most popular websites and online services in Japan as of October 2018, by monthly active users (MAU) (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071192/japan-most-popular-websites-online-services-by-monthly-active-users/
Nielsen Digital Co., Ltd.. "Most popular websites and online services in Japan as of October 2018, by monthly active users (MAU) (in millions)." Chart. December 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071192/japan-most-popular-websites-online-services-by-monthly-active-users/
Nielsen Digital Co., Ltd.. (2018). Most popular websites and online services in Japan as of October 2018, by monthly active users (MAU) (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071192/japan-most-popular-websites-online-services-by-monthly-active-users/
Nielsen Digital Co., Ltd.. "Most Popular Websites and Online Services in Japan as of October 2018, by Monthly Active Users (Mau) (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071192/japan-most-popular-websites-online-services-by-monthly-active-users/
Nielsen Digital Co., Ltd., Most popular websites and online services in Japan as of October 2018, by monthly active users (MAU) (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071192/japan-most-popular-websites-online-services-by-monthly-active-users/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Most popular websites and online services in Japan as of October 2018, by monthly active users (MAU) (in millions) [Graph], Nielsen Digital Co., Ltd., December 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071192/japan-most-popular-websites-online-services-by-monthly-active-users/