Smartphone owners in Japan: Male, under 35

The report found that males made up the majority of the smartphone owners in the market at 61.5% of the total audience in October, while those under the age of 35 accounted for more than half of all smartphone owners. comScore also announced that its MobiLens service is now available with monthly data, offering companies additional insights into Japanese mobile behaviours.

"Smartphones are an increasingly important part of Japanese mobile culture as a growing number of people adopt these devices," said Daizo Nishitani, vice president of comScore Japan KK. "Understanding the characteristics of smartphone users is critical for stakeholders across the mobile landscape, including handset manufacturers, operating systems, app developers, advertisers and publishers."

Smartphone owners are more likely to be younger males from Kanto/Koushinestu

Analysis of smartphone owners in Japan (defined as those phones that use the Google, Apple, Microsoft and other platforms) found that males composed a majority of the smartphone audience base, accounting for 61.5% of smartphone owners in October representing nearly 9 million users. Females composed the remaining 38.5% of the audience or 5.6 million users. Half (51.8%) of smartphone owners are under the age of 35, with persons age 25-34 composing the largest cohort at 25.6% of the smartphone audience (3.7 million people).

The Kanto/Koushinestu region was home to the largest percentage of smartphone owners in Japan at 39.7% or nearly 5.8 million people. The Kansai region was home to 19.6% of smartphone owners in October, followed by Chubu (13.8%) and Kyushu (11.8%).