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Top 20 Online Entertainers in Japan

Nearly 74% of Japan’s online population visited a site in the entertainment category during February 2009. And Japanese Internet users spent nearly 15% of their total time online on entertainment sites, reveals research firm comScore. 

“Entertainment sites, which include online video, TV, and music destinations, continue to be among the most popular sites on the Web,” says Maru Sato, managing director of comScore Japan. 

More than 45.7 million visitors visited an entertainment site in February, representing nearly 74% of the Japanese online population. YouTube.com had the largest audience with 21.7 million visitors, representing a reach of 35%.  

Other heavily trafficked entertainment properties included Sony Online (15.2 million visitors), iTunes Software Application (12.1 million visitors), Nicovideo.jp (11.2 million visitors), and Fuji Television Network (7.5 million visitors).

Top Entertainment Sites in Japan by Unique Visitors
February 2009
Total Japan Internet Audience*, Age 15+ - Home & Work Locations
Source: comScore World Metrix

 

Total Unique Visitors (000)

Reach

Average Minutes per Visitor

Total Internet : Total Audience

62,052

100.0%

979.5

Entertainment

45,716

73.7%

201.1

YouTube.com

21,701

35.0%

187.0

Sony Online

15,205

24.5%

10.6

iTunes Software (App)

12,107

19.5%

N/A

NICOVIDEO.JP

11,246

18.1%

192.9

Fuji Television Network

7,454

12.0%

6.8

Yahoo! Entertainment

7,443

12.0%

28.9

Yahoo! Music

6,994

11.3%

16.1

Oricon

6,866

11.1%

5.0

GYAO.JP

6,214

10.0%

32.8

Yahoo! Movies

4,745

7.6%

7.5

TBS Group

4,550

7.3%

4.6

Yahoo! TV

4,451

7.2%

10.3

VEOH.COM

4,377

7.1%

54.8

Nippon Television Network

4,012

6.5%

5.3

NHK.OR.JP

3,821

6.2%

9.1

DAILYMOTION.COM

3,728

6.0%

45.5

WindowsMedia

3,546

5.7%

5.3

PANDORA.TV

3,514

5.7%

63.9

CBS Interactive

3,443

5.5%

4.5

TV-ASAHI.CO.JP

3,277

5.3%

4.9

*Excludes visits from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.

Japanese visitors spent an average of nearly three and a half hours (201 minutes per visitor) at entertainment sites in February, with Japan ranking sixth among the 37 individual countries currently reported by comScore.  

Of the 20 most visited entertainment sites, Nicovideo.jp led the ranking in terms of engagement with an average of 193 minutes spent per visitor on the video site during the month, followed closely by YouTube.com at 187 minutes. 

The information was released by comScore yesterday (April 9).

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