Online game penetration rate among men in Japan 2015-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 25, 2024

According to an annually conducted survey, almost 37 percent of male internet users in Japan played online games in 2023. It was the highest share recorded in recent years.

Share of male internet users who play online games in Japan from 2015 to 2023

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Release date

June 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

August 2023

Number of respondents

13,772 respondents

Age group

Six years and older

Special properties

survey answers were retrieved via mail and e-mail; respondents had used the internet within the most recent year

Method of interview

Postal questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Data prior to 2023 come from previous reporting.

Sample size of earlier surveys:
2015 n=13,556
2016 n=16,427
2017 n=15,119
2018 n=15,744
2019 n=16,257
2020 n=17,022
2021 n=17,359
2022 n=15,843

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