Paid news websites of newspaper companies were used by 4.8 percent of people in Japan in fiscal year 2023. After several years of fluctuation, the penetration rate grew noticeably in fiscal year 2020 and then continued to increase on an elevated level.
Share of people who use paid news websites of newspaper companies in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023
*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 1,500 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). Share of people who use paid news websites of newspaper companies in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396670/japan-paid-news-websites-penetration-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who use paid news websites of newspaper companies in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023." Chart. June 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396670/japan-paid-news-websites-penetration-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Share of people who use paid news websites of newspaper companies in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396670/japan-paid-news-websites-penetration-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Use Paid News Websites of Newspaper Companies in Japan from Fiscal Year 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396670/japan-paid-news-websites-penetration-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of people who use paid news websites of newspaper companies in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396670/japan-paid-news-websites-penetration-rate/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of people who use paid news websites of newspaper companies in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396670/japan-paid-news-websites-penetration-rate/
