People in Japan on average spent 38.9 minutes per weekday on using social media in fiscal year 2023. The usage time decreased for the first time in five years.
Average time people spend on using social media per weekday in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023
(in minutes)
based on diary entries; excluding time spent on video-sharing services
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
*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.
Data prior to fiscal year 2022 come from previous reporting.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 21, 2024). Average time people spend on using social media per weekday in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268447/japan-average-time-spent-social-media-per-weekday/
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Average time people spend on using social media 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/1268447/japan-average-time-spent-social-media-per-weekday/