The share of people in their forties in Japan who use conventional mobile phones to access the internet amounted to 10.8 percent as of August 2023. Shares were smaller among the other age cohorts. The figures in this case exclude smartphones. The share of people who use smartphones to access the internet was larger throughout all age cohorts.
Share of people who use conventional mobile phones to access the internet in Japan as of August 2023, by age group
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conventional mobile phones (excluding smartphones); survey answers were retrieved via mail and e-mail
Method of interview
Postal questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Sample size of age groups:
6 to 12 years: n=1,810
13 to 19 years: n=1,964
20 to 29 years n=2,444
30 to 39 years: n=3,205
40 to 49 years: n=4,438
50 to 59 years: n=5,044
60 to 69 years: n=5,814
70 to 79 years: n=5,373
80 years and older: n=2,917
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 7, 2024). Share of people who use conventional mobile phones to access the internet in Japan as of August 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/614927/japan-mobile-phone-internet-penetration-rate-by-age/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who use conventional mobile phones to access the internet in Japan as of August 2023, by age group." Chart. June 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/614927/japan-mobile-phone-internet-penetration-rate-by-age/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Share of people who use conventional mobile phones to access the internet in Japan as of August 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/614927/japan-mobile-phone-internet-penetration-rate-by-age/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Use Conventional Mobile Phones to Access The Internet in Japan as of August 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/614927/japan-mobile-phone-internet-penetration-rate-by-age/
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