According to a survey that was conducted in Japan during fiscal year 2024, a combined share of **** percent of the respondents had either heard about the metaverse or knew about it to varying degrees. The term "metaverse" is frequently used today to refer to an immersive virtual world in which internet users can interact with each other in the form of avatars.
*The source counts the answers of the survey conducted in December 2024 as figures for fiscal year 2024. 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 27, 2025). Share of people who know about the metaverse in Japan in fiscal year 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356563/japan-metaverse-awareness/
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Share of people who know about the metaverse in Japan in fiscal year 2024 [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 27, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356563/japan-metaverse-awareness/
