Moomoo Japan Hit One Million Downloads, Unveiling Yutaka Matsushige as Inaugural Brand Ambassador

Moomoo Securities Japan (Moomoo Japan) proudly announced its app has surpassed 1 million downloads, making it the third most downloaded app among online brokers in Japan*. In addition, Moomoo Japan announced renowned Japanese actor Yutaka Matsushige as its brand ambassador. With its mission to reshape the investment experience with technology-powered solutions, Moomoo Japan has ushered in a new era in the Japanese securities industry, offering professional and reliable innovative trading experience for Japanese investors, which also injects new vitality into the Japanese stock market.

Thanks to its extremely reliable online trading experience, moomoo has gained popularity among local investors. As of 5th May, the moomoo app surpassed 1 million downloads in Japan, ranking as the third most downloaded app among online brokers.

Moomoo Japan holds the Financial Instruments Business Operators Licence(FIBOs), and has memberships at the Japan Securities Dealers Association(JSDA) and Japan Investment Advisers Association(JIAA). Additionally, it's also a member of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange. Moomoo officially expanded into Japan in September 2023 and introduced US stock trading. Starting from March 2024, Moomoo Japan has been offering Japanese stock trading. With its professional analytical tools, comprehensive market data, and rich market information, moomoo has been well recognized by local investors. The moomoo app ranks first among online securities companies in Japan based on the average user ratings on the Google Play Store**.

As Moomoo Japan expands its presence, it held a Japan market strategy launch event and inauguration ceremony in Tokyo on 7th May to announce Yutaka Matsushige as brand ambassador. A number of guests attended the event, including Kawai Hiroki, Senior Executive Officer (Equities, ETF Market Development and Financial Literacy Support) at Tokyo Stock Exchange, Takahiro Yoshida, Senior Manager of Financial Literacy Support at Tokyo Stock Exchange, Mariko Mabuchi, Financial Analyst, and Francisco Izawa, President of Moomoo Japan.

Yutaka Matsushige is well-known to the public for his popular food-themed dramas such as "Kodoku no Gourmet" and "Midnight Diner". With moomoo's brand proposition centered around "results-oriented" investing, the collaboration with Yutaka Matsushige aims to convey the message that moomoo is committed to empowering user throughtout their investment journey and helping them equally seize opportunities and achieve their investment goals.

"We are thrilled to welcome Mr. Matsushige as our first Brand Ambassador. His passion for excellence and commitment to innovation align perfectly with our brand values. In joint hands with Matsushige, moomoo look to pioneer a new era of technology-driven investment for Japanese investors," Francisco Izawa, President of Moomoo Japan, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership during the inauguration ceremony. "Japanpense stock trading services was also introduced by our platform in Hong Kong and Singapore. We look forward to unlocking opportunties for global investors and injecting fresh vitality into the Japanese stock market.”

Kawai Hiroki, Senior Executive Officer at Tokyo Stock Exchange expressed his support for moomoo, saying, "as an all-in-one investment platform, moomoo enables global investors to access market information about the Japanese stocks by leveraging its built-in automatic translation feature. We share the common goal with moomoo to help global investors identify the potential of Japanese stocks and facilitating their participation. Today's event marks a promising beginning for both of us to collaborate to enhance the vibrancy of the Japanese stock market."

As an all-in-one financial services platform, moomoo is committed to helping every investor embark on their investment journey effortlessly. moomoo provides professional and user-friendly analysis tools and comprehensive investment information to assist investors in making informed investment decisions. Additionally, moomoo's multilingual translation feature effectively lowers the barrier for Japanese investors to access overseas investment information, allowing local investors to easily obtain first-hand investment information from authoritative international media and grasp the global capital market trends. Moomoo has an online investment community with over 21 million investors worldwide. Users can not only learn a wide variety of investment knowledge in the community but also interact with global users who share a passion for investing, exchanging investment knowledge and experiences. In Japan, where financial literacy is highly valued, Moomoo Japan offers a variety of services to help local investors enhance investment capabilities and achieve their investment goals.

Moomoo remains committed to promoting financial empowerment through technology across various markets. It continuously promotes transparency in market information and strives to make self-directed investing easier.

*The data is based on the aggregated downloads of the app "moomoo" in data.ai (integrated in Sensor Tower) including all iOS/Android devices during the period from October 27, 2022 - May 5, 2024.

**The comparison is based on the average user ratings on stock trading apps provided by the top five online brokers in Japan on the Google Play Store (including au Kabucom Securities, SBI Securities, Matsui Securities, Monex Securities, Rakuten Securities), according to statistics from December 10, 2023, to March 22, 2024 (source from data.ai by ardxie 9156 Sensor Tower).