“Yubi-” is a service that supports consumers in seeking appropriate medical care. By answering around 20 questions about their symptoms through an app or website, users can freely access information on related diseases, including their names, and find nearby medical institutions. The service, developed by applying the AI diagnostic function of “Yubi Medical Navi,” which has been used in numerous medical institutions including major hospitals since 2018, was launched urgently in April 2020 due to the serious issue of avoiding medical visits caused by COVID-19.
More than 50 active physicians were involved in the development of the service, which covers over 3,500 symptoms and more than 1,100 disease names based on approximately 50,000 medical papers. Since its launch, the service has expanded its user base primarily through word of mouth. Furthermore, the use of new features allowing investigation into doubts, concerns, and treatment methods related to illnesses has spread rapidly. Monthly users have exceeded 10 million, and the number of registered accounts has surpassed 5 million. The trend of first checking symptoms or diseases of concern on “Yubi” is steadily gaining popularity.
Having surpassed 10 million monthly users through initial usage at the onset of symptoms, “Yubi” aims to achieve 30 million monthly users as a “personal health management platform” going forward. This service will be available not only during symptom onset but also for medical visits, treatments, and general health management. As a first step, “Yubi” has officially launched integration with My Number Portal to record and manage medical visits and prescriptions.
By evolving into a “personal health management platform” and reaching 30 million monthly users, Ubie Corporation estimates it can contribute over 1.077 million years to Japan’s healthy life expectancy in the medium term. “Yubi” is becoming an indispensable health infrastructure for individuals, accelerating the matching process with appropriate healthcare. Achieving the company’s mission of “guiding people to appropriate healthcare through technology” seems within reach in the near future.
Symptom search app “Ubee”
