According to a survey conducted in Japan during fiscal year 2023, 11.9 percent of the respondents use video sharing or video streaming websites as a source of information about public entertainment and amusement. At the same time, close to eight percent of the respondents answered that they use such websites to gain information about current events.
Share of people who use video sharing or video streaming websites as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information
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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.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 21, 2024). Share of people who use video sharing or video streaming websites as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299545/japan-video-sharing-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who use video sharing or video streaming websites as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information." Chart. June 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299545/japan-video-sharing-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Share of people who use video sharing or video streaming websites as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299545/japan-video-sharing-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Use Video Sharing or Video Streaming Websites 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/1299545/japan-video-sharing-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of people who use video sharing or video streaming websites as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299545/japan-video-sharing-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/ (last visited April 03, 2025)
Share of people who use video sharing or video streaming websites 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/1299545/japan-video-sharing-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/
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