People in Japan on average spent 123.1 minutes per weekday on using the internet via mobile devices in fiscal year 2023. The usage time more than doubled since fiscal year 2014.
Average time people spend on using the internet via mobile devices per weekday in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023
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based on diary entries; internet use via mobile devices (includes both smartphones and feature phones)
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*The source counts the answers of the survey conducted in December 2023 as figures for fiscal year 2023. The Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year. Figures for previous years are based on earlier surveys, each with a sample size of 3,000 respondents. **Figures are based on diary entries of 1,500 respondents. Answers represent the average usage time of two weekdays, which is why the sample size is indicated as 3,000 respondents.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 21, 2024). Average time people spend on using the internet via mobile devices per weekday in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229119/japan-average-time-spent-internet-mobile-device-per-weekday/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Average time people spend on using the internet via mobile devices per weekday in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in minutes)." Chart. June 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229119/japan-average-time-spent-internet-mobile-device-per-weekday/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Average time people spend on using the internet via mobile devices per weekday in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229119/japan-average-time-spent-internet-mobile-device-per-weekday/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Average Time People Spend on Using The Internet via Mobile Devices per Weekday in Japan from Fiscal Year 2014 to 2023 (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229119/japan-average-time-spent-internet-mobile-device-per-weekday/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Average time people spend on using the internet via mobile devices per weekday in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229119/japan-average-time-spent-internet-mobile-device-per-weekday/ (last visited April 02, 2025)
Average time people spend on using the internet via mobile devices per weekday in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in minutes) [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229119/japan-average-time-spent-internet-mobile-device-per-weekday/
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