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Share of people who use smartphones to access the internet in Japan as of August 2024, by age group

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May 2025

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

August 2024

Number of respondents

35,852 respondents

Age group

household members aged 6 years and older

Special properties

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=2,006
13 to 19 years: n=2,365
20 to 29 years n=2,650
30 to 39 years: n=3,413
40 to 49 years: n=4,632
50 to 59 years: n=5,767
60 to 69 years: n=6,201
70 to 79 years: n=5,644
80 years and older: n=3,174

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Over ** percent of people in their thirties in Japan used smartphones to access the internet as of August 2024. Smartphones were used to access the internet by a majority of people across almost all age groups.

Mobile internet usage in Japan

Mobile internet usage has become much more common in Japan mainly due to the spread of smartphones and tablets during the 2010s. Today, smartphones are the leading internet access devices. Mobile internet connections are used for a variety of purposes, such as communicating with friends via social media and messaging apps, watching entertaining shows via streaming services, or playing mobile games.

Insecurity while using internet

Despite a high internet penetration rate across almost all age groups, most Japanese respondents reported to feel insecure when using the internet. This tendency was more common among older age groups. A ranking showing the leading reasons why people feel insecure when using the internet was led by a possible leak of personal information or one's access history. Other worries that were shared by a majority of respondents were computer viruses as well as false billings or frauds.