People in Japan on average spent more than 24 minutes per weekday on playing online and social games in fiscal year 2023. The playing time more than doubled since fiscal year 2014.
Average time people spend on playing online and social games per weekday in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023
(in minutes)
*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. Figures for previous years are based on earlier surveys, each with a sample size of 3,000 respondents. **Figures are based on diary entries of 1,500 respondents. Answers represent the average usage time of two weekdays, which is why the sample size is indicated as 3,000 respondents.
Data prior to fiscal year 2022 come from previous reporting.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 21, 2024). Average time people spend on playing online and social games per weekday in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274292/japan-average-time-spent-online-and-social-games-per-weekday/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Average time people spend on playing online and social games per weekday in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in minutes)." Chart. June 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274292/japan-average-time-spent-online-and-social-games-per-weekday/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Average time people spend on playing online and social games per weekday in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274292/japan-average-time-spent-online-and-social-games-per-weekday/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Average Time People Spend on Playing Online and Social Games per Weekday in Japan from Fiscal Year 2014 to 2023 (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274292/japan-average-time-spent-online-and-social-games-per-weekday/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Average time people spend on playing online and social games per weekday in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in minutes) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274292/japan-average-time-spent-online-and-social-games-per-weekday/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Average time people spend on playing online and social games per weekday in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in minutes) [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274292/japan-average-time-spent-online-and-social-games-per-weekday/
