The telecommunications business in Japan generated almost 17.6 trillion Japanese yen in fiscal year 2019, making it the largest segment of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. The software business ranked second with a sales value of 16.3 trillion yen, followed by data processing and information services with sales of over seven trillion Japanese yen.
Telecommunications business
The telecommunications business accounted for 34 percent of the ICT industry in fiscal year 2019. The mobile communications market in Japan is dominated by the three major mobile phone operators SoftBank Corp., NTT Docomo, and KDDI Corporation. While each of these companies generate several trillion yen in annual revenues, there has been an increasing competition by mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in recent years. The market share of MVNOs reached more than 13 percent as of 2020. In addition, Rakuten Mobile, which had previously operated as an MVNO, became the fourth proper mobile carrier in Japan in 2020.
Software business
With a share of 31.6 percent, the software business accounted for the second highest sales value within the ICT industry in fiscal year 2019. As of 2018, there were a total of approximately 22 thousand business enterprises in the Japanese software service industry, employing more than 707 thousand people.
Data processing and information services
The sector accounting for the third highest sales value in the industry was data processing and information services, with a share of close to 14 percent. In 2018, almost 311 thousand people were employed in the industry and around 9.9 thousand companies were engaged in this business activity.
Sales of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by business activity
(in trillion Japanese yen)
Figures only refer to the sales from the relevant activities of each company.
The Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year.
1 Japanese yen equals 0.0091 U.S. dollars or 0.0076 euros as of May 2021.
Values have been rounded.
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METI (Japan). (May 28, 2021). Sales of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by business activity (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/794177/japan-sales-revenue-information-and-communications-industry-by-business/
METI (Japan). "Sales of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by business activity (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. May 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/794177/japan-sales-revenue-information-and-communications-industry-by-business/
METI (Japan). (2021). Sales of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by business activity (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/794177/japan-sales-revenue-information-and-communications-industry-by-business/
METI (Japan). "Sales of The Information and Communications Technology (Ict) Industry in Japan in Fiscal Year 2019, by Business Activity (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/794177/japan-sales-revenue-information-and-communications-industry-by-business/
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