In a survey conducted in Japan during fiscal year 2023 almost 32 percent of people in their fifties stated that the internet offers trustworthy information. Trust in the reliability of the internet as a source of information was lower among the other age cohorts.
Share of people who think that the internet offers trustworthy 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 to which degree the internet offered information that can be trusted. There were five possible answers: "One can trust all of it," "One can trust most of it," "About half and half," "One can only trust a part of it," "One cannot not trust it at all." The values shown in this statistic represent the combined share of respondents who answered either "One can trust all of it" or "One can trust most of it."
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 offers trustworthy information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272108/japan-trustworthiness-of-internet-information-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who think that the internet offers trustworthy information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group." Chart. June 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272108/japan-trustworthiness-of-internet-information-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Share of people who think that the internet offers trustworthy information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272108/japan-trustworthiness-of-internet-information-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Think That The Internet Offers Trustworthy Information in Japan in Fiscal Year 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272108/japan-trustworthiness-of-internet-information-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of people who think that the internet offers trustworthy information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272108/japan-trustworthiness-of-internet-information-by-age-group/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Share of people who think that the internet offers trustworthy 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/1272108/japan-trustworthiness-of-internet-information-by-age-group/
