Market size of the ICT industry Japan FY 2018, by business activity
In fiscal year 2018, the telecommunications segment recorded the highest sales value in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, generating almost 17.7 trillion Japanese yen. The software business ranked second with a sales value of around 15.5 trillion yen, followed by data processing and information services with a sales value of over seven trillion Japanese yen.
Telecommunications business
In 2018, the telecommunications business accounted for almost 35 percent of the ICT industry. Softbank Corp, NTT Docomo, and au by KDDI were among the main mobile phone operators in Japan. Softbank’s product sales and telecommunication services combined generated a revenue of around 3.6 trillion Japanese yen in 2018. In the same year, NTT Docomo’s operating revenue from their telecommunication services amounted to approximately 3.1 trillion Japanese yen. KDDI, which operates the mobile phone brand au (by KDDI), reached a mobile communication revenue of close to 1.8 trillion yen in 2018.
Software business
With a share of around 30.4 percent, the software business accounted for the second highest sales value in the industry in 2018. That year, 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 more than 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.
Telecommunications business
In 2018, the telecommunications business accounted for almost 35 percent of the ICT industry. Softbank Corp, NTT Docomo, and au by KDDI were among the main mobile phone operators in Japan. Softbank’s product sales and telecommunication services combined generated a revenue of around 3.6 trillion Japanese yen in 2018. In the same year, NTT Docomo’s operating revenue from their telecommunication services amounted to approximately 3.1 trillion Japanese yen. KDDI, which operates the mobile phone brand au (by KDDI), reached a mobile communication revenue of close to 1.8 trillion yen in 2018.
Software business
With a share of around 30.4 percent, the software business accounted for the second highest sales value in the industry in 2018. That year, 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 more than 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.
