• Japan: number of NHK broadcasting subscribers

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Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) counted more than 45.2 million broadcasting subscribers in Japan as of 2019. The number, which included terrestrial, satellite, and special contract subscribers, consistently increased in recent years. NHK was founded in 1926 and re-established as a public broadcaster following a new broadcast law in 1950.

Number of Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) broadcasting subscribers in Japan from 2015 to 2019 (in millions)

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Release date

November 2021

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

2015 to 2019

Special properties

includes terrestrial, satellite, and special contracts

Supplementary notes

The abbreviation "NHK" is based on the Japanese name of the Japan Broadcasting Corporation: Nippon Hoso Kyokai.

Subscribers are those who have made conceiving contracts with NHK based on the possession of an apparatus that can receive the broadcasts of NHK in accordance with the provisions of the Broadcasting Act. Data are compiled on the basis of reports from each broadcasting station.

Values have been rounded.
Data for 2016 come from previous reporting.