Online videos excluding television programs watched on platforms such as YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, and Netflix.
Sample size of age groups:
16 to 29 years: n=234
30 to 39 years: n=213
40 to 49 years: n=374
50 to 59 years: n=375
60 to 69 years: n=378
70 years and above: n=587
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Leading devices for watching online videos Japan 2021, by age group
According to a survey conducted in Japan from October to December 2021, ** percent of respondents aged 16 to 29 years old used smartphones to watch online videos. While the share was almost equally high among those in their thirties and forties, it was considerably lower among older age cohorts.
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