1,430 male and 1,299 female respondents*; respondents who listened to music within the past half year
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*The total number of survey respondents and the number of male and female respondents provided by the source do not match. A calculation of the number of respondents per age group indicates that there were 1,429 male respondents.
Survey question: "Which product or service did you use in order to enjoy music in the past half year? Please choose all items that apply."
The answer category "short-form video sharing apps" excluded TikTok, which was treated as its own category in the survey.
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Share of people who use short video apps to listen to music Japan 2021, by gender
According to a survey conducted in Japan in December 2021, more than *** percent of female respondents used short-form video sharing apps, such as Instagram Reels or Karasta, in order to listen to music. The share was slightly lower in the case of men. Short-form video sharing apps in this instance did not include TikTok, which was treated as a separate category in the survey.
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Recording Industry Association of Japan. (March 31, 2022). Share of people who use short-form video sharing apps in order to listen to music in Japan as of December 2021, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1290201/japan-short-video-sharing-apps-for-music-listening-usage-rate-by-gender/
Recording Industry Association of Japan. "Share of people who use short-form video sharing apps in order to listen to music in Japan as of December 2021, by gender." Chart. March 31, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1290201/japan-short-video-sharing-apps-for-music-listening-usage-rate-by-gender/
Recording Industry Association of Japan. (2022). Share of people who use short-form video sharing apps in order to listen to music in Japan as of December 2021, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1290201/japan-short-video-sharing-apps-for-music-listening-usage-rate-by-gender/
Recording Industry Association of Japan. "Share of People Who Use Short-form Video Sharing Apps in Order to Listen to Music in Japan as of December 2021, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Mar 2022, /statistics/1290201/japan-short-video-sharing-apps-for-music-listening-usage-rate-by-gender/
Recording Industry Association of Japan, Share of people who use short-form video sharing apps in order to listen to music in Japan as of December 2021, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1290201/japan-short-video-sharing-apps-for-music-listening-usage-rate-by-gender/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Share of people who use short-form video sharing apps in order to listen to music in Japan as of December 2021, by gender [Graph], Recording Industry Association of Japan, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1290201/japan-short-video-sharing-apps-for-music-listening-usage-rate-by-gender/
