According to a survey from June 2020, a majority of close to 62 percent of young social media users in Japan who were aged between 17 to 19 years old did not use their real names for their social media accounts. Values were similar for the share of young people who use pictures showing their faces on social media.
Share of people aged 17 to 19 years old who use their real names on social media in Japan as of June 2020
respondents who were currently using social media*
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*The source excluded people who were part of the printing or publishing industry, the mass communication or mass media-related industry, the information provision services or survey industry, as well as the advertising industry.
Original question: "Do (or did) you use your real name for your SNS account?"
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The Nippon Foundation. (July 30, 2020). Share of people aged 17 to 19 years old who use their real names on social media in Japan as of June 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155016/japan-share-of-young-people-who-use-their-real-names-on-social-media/
The Nippon Foundation. "Share of people aged 17 to 19 years old who use their real names on social media in Japan as of June 2020." Chart. July 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155016/japan-share-of-young-people-who-use-their-real-names-on-social-media/
The Nippon Foundation. (2020). Share of people aged 17 to 19 years old who use their real names on social media in Japan as of June 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155016/japan-share-of-young-people-who-use-their-real-names-on-social-media/
The Nippon Foundation. "Share of People Aged 17 to 19 Years Old Who Use Their Real Names on Social Media in Japan as of June 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155016/japan-share-of-young-people-who-use-their-real-names-on-social-media/
The Nippon Foundation, Share of people aged 17 to 19 years old who use their real names on social media in Japan as of June 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155016/japan-share-of-young-people-who-use-their-real-names-on-social-media/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of people aged 17 to 19 years old who use their real names on social media in Japan as of June 2020 [Graph], The Nippon Foundation, July 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155016/japan-share-of-young-people-who-use-their-real-names-on-social-media/