More than 93 percent of households with internet access in Japan used a broadband connection as of August 2023, whereas less than five percent used a narrowband connection. Among broadband connections, optical fiber and mobile phone lines were used by a majority of households.
Share of internet connection types among households in Japan as of August 2023
households headed by someone aged 20 years or older
Special properties
share among households with internet access; multiple answers possible; survey answers were retrieved via mail and e-mail
Method of interview
Postal questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Broadband connections include optical fiber lines (FTTH), mobile phone lines, cable TV lines (CATV lines), DSL, and fixed wireless access (FWA). Narrowband connections include phone lines (dial up) and ISDN.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 7, 2024). Share of internet connection types among households in Japan as of August 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140408/japan-share-internet-connection-types-among-households/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of internet connection types among households in Japan as of August 2023." Chart. June 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140408/japan-share-internet-connection-types-among-households/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Share of internet connection types among households in Japan as of August 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140408/japan-share-internet-connection-types-among-households/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of Internet Connection Types among Households in Japan as of August 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140408/japan-share-internet-connection-types-among-households/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of internet connection types among households in Japan as of August 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140408/japan-share-internet-connection-types-among-households/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of internet connection types among households in Japan as of August 2023 [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140408/japan-share-internet-connection-types-among-households/
