Online game penetration rate in Japan 2015-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 23, 2024

According to an annually conducted survey, almost 31 percent of internet users in Japan played online games in 2023. Despite minor fluctuations, the share of online gamers stayed between one-fourth to one-third of the respondents in recent years.

Share of internet users who play online games in Japan from 2015 to 2023

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Release date

June 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

August 2023

Number of respondents

27,805 respondents

Age group

Six years and older

Special properties

survey answers were retrieved via mail and e-mail; respondents had used the internet within the most recent year

Method of interview

Postal questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Data prior to 2023 come from previous reporting.

Sample size of earlier surveys:
2015 n=27,088
2016 n=32,307
2017 n=29,849
2018 n=31,163
2019 n=32,607
2020 n=33,821
2021 n=34,769
2022 n=31,844

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