Which social media app is most used in Japan?
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YouTube
As of the third quarter in 2020, the leading social media platform in terms of activity in Japan was YouTube with a participation rate of more than 74 percent among internet users. Among messengers, LINE was dominating with a participation rate of close to 70 percent.
What apps are most popular in Japan?
Popular phone apps in Japan
- Line. If you have been to Japan before or have Japanese friends, you most likely know of Line or you might even use it, after all it is the most used messaging app in Japan.
- Hulu.
- Yahoo weather.
- NHK NEWS & Disaster Info.
- My talking pet.
- Human anatomy atlas 2017.
- PhotoScan by google photos.
- Minecraft.
What apps do Japanese use?
LINE in Japan. WhatsApp is only used by foreign tourists.
Is discord popular in Japan?
The communication app Discord was downloaded about 287.3 thousand times in Japan in December 2020. The most successful month in terms of downloads during that year was May, when the app was downloaded more than 424 thousand times.
Is Snapchat used in Japan?
The multimedia messaging app Snapchat was used by 5.6 percent of people aged 20 to 29 years old in Japan as of January 2021. While the penetration rates were relatively low compared to other social media platforms, younger age cohorts were more likely to use the app than older generations.
Is WeChat popular in Japan?
As of December 2020, WeChat had about 1.23 billion monthly active users, ranking first among the most popular Asia-based mobile messengers. This was followed by runner-up LINE with 167 million monthly active users in the key markets Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia as of September 2020.
Is TikTok banned in Japan?
Many local governments in Japan have used TikTok to attract the attention of young people. Recently, however, Yokohama and Saitama Prefecture closed their TikTok accounts, while Kanagawa Prefecture suspended uploading data and video to its TikTok account “until security is fully confirmed.”
Is TikTok popular in Korea?
The new social media platform has over 1.5 billion downloads to date. Many of the content on TikTok has launched thousands of memes and dominate the social media space. It is now one of the hottest social media influencer marketing channels in Korea. It is also a launchpad for some of the biggest trends in Korea.