According to a survey conducted in Japan during fiscal year 2023, more than 90 percent of respondents in their twenties stated that the internet is an important source of information. While the share of people who thought this way was almost equally high among teenagers and people in their thirties and forties, it was lower among older age cohorts.
Share of people who think that the internet is an important source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group
*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.
Respondents were asked how important they regarded the internet as "a means to gain information (source of information)." There were five possible answers: "Very important," "Important to a certain degree," "Neither," "Not really important," "Absolutely not important." The values shown in this statistic represent the combined share of respondents who answered either "Very important" or "Important to a certain degree."
Sample size of age groups: 13 to 19 years: n=140 20 to 29 years: n=217 30 to 39 years: n=241 40 to 49 years: n=313 50 to 59 years: n=319 60 to 69 years: n=270
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 21, 2024). Share of people who think that the internet is an important source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271776/japan-importance-of-internet-as-source-of-information-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who think that the internet is an important source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group." Chart. June 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271776/japan-importance-of-internet-as-source-of-information-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Share of people who think that the internet is an important source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271776/japan-importance-of-internet-as-source-of-information-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Think That The Internet Is An Important Source of Information in Japan in Fiscal Year 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271776/japan-importance-of-internet-as-source-of-information-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of people who think that the internet is an important source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271776/japan-importance-of-internet-as-source-of-information-by-age-group/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of people who think that the internet is an important source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271776/japan-importance-of-internet-as-source-of-information-by-age-group/
