According to a survey conducted in October 2020, close to 81 percent of smartphone users in Japan, all of whom were using low-cost SIM cards, had a data plan with a low volume of one to seven gigabytes per month. Less than three percent, by contrast, had a plan with a high monthly data volume of 20 gigabytes or more.
Share of low-cost SIM cards for smartphones in Japan as of October 2020, by monthly data volume
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MMD Labo. (November 27, 2020). Share of low-cost SIM cards for smartphones in Japan as of October 2020, by monthly data volume [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238004/japan-share-of-smartphone-low-cost-sim-cards-by-data-volume/
MMD Labo. "Share of low-cost SIM cards for smartphones in Japan as of October 2020, by monthly data volume." Chart. November 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238004/japan-share-of-smartphone-low-cost-sim-cards-by-data-volume/
MMD Labo. (2020). Share of low-cost SIM cards for smartphones in Japan as of October 2020, by monthly data volume. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238004/japan-share-of-smartphone-low-cost-sim-cards-by-data-volume/
MMD Labo. "Share of Low-cost Sim Cards for Smartphones in Japan as of October 2020, by Monthly Data Volume." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238004/japan-share-of-smartphone-low-cost-sim-cards-by-data-volume/
MMD Labo, Share of low-cost SIM cards for smartphones in Japan as of October 2020, by monthly data volume Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238004/japan-share-of-smartphone-low-cost-sim-cards-by-data-volume/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Share of low-cost SIM cards for smartphones in Japan as of October 2020, by monthly data volume [Graph], MMD Labo, November 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238004/japan-share-of-smartphone-low-cost-sim-cards-by-data-volume/