Majority of smartphone owners in Japan are male and under the age of 35

Males made up the majority of the smartphone owners in Japan at 61.5% of the total audience in October 2011 , while those under the age of 35 accounted for more than half of all smartphone owners, according to comScore.  

Male smartphone owners(61.5%) in Japan represented nearly 9 million users in October 2011. Females made up the remaining 38.5% of the audience or 5.6 million users.

Half (51.8%) of smartphone owners are under the age of 35, with those age 25-34making up the largest proportion at 25.6% of the smartphone audience (3.7 million people).

The Kanto/Koushinestu region was home to the largest percentage of smartphone owners in Japan at 39.7% or nearly 5.8 million people. The Kansai region was home to 19.6% of smartphone owners in October, followed by Chubu (13.8%) and Kyushu (11.8%). (comScore, December 2011)