According to a survey conducted in Japan in July 2021, 93 percent of the respondents stated that they used a search engine when searching things online via smartphone. Close to 60 percent of the respondents used social networking services (SNS) for this purpose.
Most common ways of searching for things online in Japan as of July 2021
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LINE Research. (August 2, 2021). Most common ways of searching for things online in Japan as of July 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270333/japan-leading-online-search-method/
LINE Research. "Most common ways of searching for things online in Japan as of July 2021." Chart. August 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270333/japan-leading-online-search-method/
LINE Research. (2021). Most common ways of searching for things online in Japan as of July 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270333/japan-leading-online-search-method/
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