This statistic presents the number of mobile phone messaging app users in Japan from 2014 to 2019. In 2015, 41.9 million mobile phone users in Japan accessed over-the-top messaging apps to communicate. This figure is projected to grow to 49.2 million users in 2019.
Number of mobile phone messaging app users in Japan from 2014 to 2019 (in millions)
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eMarketer. (November 12, 2015). Number of mobile phone messaging app users in Japan from 2014 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/485630/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-japan/
eMarketer. "Number of mobile phone messaging app users in Japan from 2014 to 2019 (in millions)." Chart. November 12, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485630/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-japan/
eMarketer. (2015). Number of mobile phone messaging app users in Japan from 2014 to 2019 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485630/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-japan/
eMarketer. "Number of Mobile Phone Messaging App Users in Japan from 2014 to 2019 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485630/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-japan/
eMarketer, Number of mobile phone messaging app users in Japan from 2014 to 2019 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485630/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-japan/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of mobile phone messaging app users in Japan from 2014 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph], eMarketer, November 12, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/485630/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-japan/