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79%

79% -- smartphone penetration rate for Japan (2018)

Name: Smartphone Penetration Rate Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-16

2018 · We Are Social / Hootsuite (presumed)

Smartphone penetration rate in Japan was 79% of the total population.

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79%

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Percentage

Data Vintage

2018

Entity

Japan

Evidence Quality

Strong, reliable evidence

Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

61/100 confidence

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We Are Social / Hootsuite (presumed) Primary Tier C

https://grupainfomax.com/blog/polska-vs-japonia-zestawienie-cyfrowych-rynkow/ ↗

Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2018 Channel: Deep Crawl

Source Article

Polska vs Japonia - zestawienie cyfrowych rynków

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We Are Social / Hootsuite (presumed) · Original study ↗

Methodology

Digital market comparison blog post

Methodology documented

Trend Over Time

Period	Value	Change
2013	76%
2018 (current)	79%	+3.9%
Q1 2012	20%	-74.7%

Segmentation

Industrymarketing

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Japan: 79% smartphone penetration rate. Source: We Are Social / Hootsuite (presumed) (2018). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/smartphone-penetration-japan-79

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