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=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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Share of people who access the internet with mobile phones Japan 2024, by age group
The share of people in their sixties in Japan who use conventional mobile phones to access the internet amounted to ** percent as of August 2024. Shares were smaller among 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.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (May 30, 2025). Share of people who use conventional mobile phones to access the internet in Japan as of August 2024, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/614927/japan-mobile-phone-internet-penetration-rate-by-age/
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