Digital 2020: Japan

You'll find our complete #Digital2020 report for Japan in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that's not working for you), but read on below for the essential headlines.

Internet users in Japan

  • There were 116.5 million internet users in Japan in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in Japan decreased by 2.1 million (-1.8%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in Japan stood at 92% in January 2020.

Social media users in Japan

  • There were 82.00 million social media users in Japan in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in Japan increased by 3.0 million (+3.8%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in Japan stood at 65% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Japan

  • There were 191.7 million mobile connections in Japan in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Japan increased by 6.1 million (+3.3%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Japan in January 2020 was equivalent to 151% of the total population.


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