According to a survey conducted in Japan during fiscal year 2023, 25.5 percent of the respondents used social media as a source of information about current events. An almost equally high share of respondents answered that they use social media to gain information about public entertainment and amusement.
Share of people who use social media as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information
*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.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 21, 2024). Share of people who use social media as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299489/japan-social-media-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who use social media as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information." Chart. June 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299489/japan-social-media-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Share of people who use social media as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299489/japan-social-media-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Use Social Media as a Source of Information in Japan in Fiscal Year 2023, by Type of Information." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299489/japan-social-media-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of people who use social media as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299489/japan-social-media-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people who use social media as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299489/japan-social-media-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/
