More than 52 percent of women in Japan used news distributed by social media operators, such as LINE News, in fiscal year 2023. The penetration rate was considerably lower among men.
Share of people who use news of social media in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by gender
*The source counts the answers of the survey conducted in December 2023 as figures for fiscal year 2023. 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 21, 2024). Share of people who use news of social media in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398096/japan-social-media-news-penetration-rate-by-gender/
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Use News of Social Media in Japan in Fiscal Year 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398096/japan-social-media-news-penetration-rate-by-gender/
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