According to a survey conducted in December 2019, more than 47 percent of smartphone and tablet users in Japan had disclosed their gender online. The prefecture where one lived was the second most common type of information people shared on the internet, followed by date of birth, as well as hobbies and interests.
Share of mobile device users who disclosed personal information on the internet in Japan as of December 2019, by type of information
among smart device users*; multiple answers possible
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*Smart devices included smartphones and tablets.
Original question: "Have you registered or publicized your personal information (full name, date of birth, etc.) or private information (place of origin, academic background, hobbies, etc.) as information for things such as an internet service profile? Please choose those answers that apply."
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Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (March 17, 2020). Share of mobile device users who disclosed personal information on the internet in Japan as of December 2019, by type of information [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187690/japan-share-mobile-device-users-disclose-personal-information-online-by-type/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of mobile device users who disclosed personal information on the internet in Japan as of December 2019, by type of information." Chart. March 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187690/japan-share-mobile-device-users-disclose-personal-information-online-by-type/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (2020). Share of mobile device users who disclosed personal information on the internet in Japan as of December 2019, by type of information. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187690/japan-share-mobile-device-users-disclose-personal-information-online-by-type/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of Mobile Device Users Who Disclosed Personal Information on The Internet in Japan as of December 2019, by Type of Information." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187690/japan-share-mobile-device-users-disclose-personal-information-online-by-type/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, Share of mobile device users who disclosed personal information on the internet in Japan as of December 2019, by type of information Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187690/japan-share-mobile-device-users-disclose-personal-information-online-by-type/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of mobile device users who disclosed personal information on the internet in Japan as of December 2019, by type of information [Graph], Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, March 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187690/japan-share-mobile-device-users-disclose-personal-information-online-by-type/
