Share of contracts for SIM cards provided by MVNOs = number of contracts for SIM cards provided provided by MVNOs / (number of mobile telecommunications contracts - number of contracts for telecommunication modules provided by MNO).
Based on reports of MVNOs with more than 30 thousand contracts.
Data prior to 2020 come from previous reporting.
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Mobile telecommunications contracts market share of MVNO SIM cards Japan 2016-2025
Contracts for SIM cards provided by mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) made up **** percent of mobile telecommunications contracts in Japan as of March 2025. Mobile telecommunications contracts in this case exclude contracts for telecommunication modules provided by mobile network operators (MNOs).
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 27, 2025). Mobile telecommunications contracts market share of SIM cards provided by mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) in Japan from 2016 to 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/917451/japan-sim-card-market-share/
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