The telecommunications business in Japan generated almost 17.8 trillion Japanese yen in fiscal year 2020, which made it the largest segment of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. The software business ranked second with a sales value of almost 16.7 trillion yen, followed by data processing and information services with sales of close to eight trillion yen.
Sales of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by business activity
(in trillion Japanese yen)
*Figures are based on an annual industry survey which is conducted after the fiscal year has ended. The Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year.
Figures only refer to the sales from the relevant activities of each company.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.67 U.S. dollars or 0.62 euros as of December 2023.
Values have been rounded.
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METI (Japan). (March 29, 2022). Sales of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by business activity (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/794177/japan-sales-revenue-information-and-communications-industry-by-business/
METI (Japan). "Sales of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by business activity (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/794177/japan-sales-revenue-information-and-communications-industry-by-business/
METI (Japan). (2022). Sales of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by business activity (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/794177/japan-sales-revenue-information-and-communications-industry-by-business/
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