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Internet users in Japan

Internet users in Japan was 85.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.5 pts from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 189 countries in 2019.

202485.5%
Change on 2023+0.5 pts
Rank18th of 189Countries ranked
Series high93.22016
Series low01990

Internet users in Japan, 1990 to 2024

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020406080100199019952000200520102015202020241990: 0 %1991: 0 %1992: 0.1 %1993: 0.4 %1994: 0.8 %1995: 1.6 %1996: 4.4 %1997: 9.2 %1998: 13.4 %1999: 21.4 %2000: 30 %2001: 38.5 %2002: 46.6 %2003: 48.4 %2004: 62.4 %2005: 66.9 %2006: 68.7 %2007: 74.3 %2008: 75.4 %2009: 78 %2010: 78.2 %2011: 79.1 %2012: 79.5 %2013: 88.2 %2014: 89.1 %2015: 91.1 %2016: 93.2 %2017: 91.7 %2018: 88.7 %2019: 92.7 %2020: 90.2 %2021: 82.9 %2022: 84.9 %2023: 85 %2024: 85.5 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 35 values
Period%
202485.5
202385
202284.9
202182.9
202090.2
201992.7
201888.7
201791.7
201693.2
201591.1
201489.1
201388.2
201279.5
201179.1
201078.2
200978
200875.4
200774.3
200668.7
200566.9
200462.4
200348.4
200246.6
200138.5
200030
199921.4
199813.4
19979.2
19964.4
19951.6
19940.8
19930.4
19920.1
19910
19900

Rankings

Definition

Individuals who used the internet from any location in the last three months, as a percentage of the population. World Bank series from International Telecommunication Union (ITU) estimates.

Many values are ITU estimates rather than survey results, and the age range covered differs between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Individuals using the Internet, % of population (IT.NET.USER.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of people using the internet in Japan?

Internet users in Japan was 85.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.5 pts from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 189 countries in 2019.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Individuals using the Internet, % of population (IT.NET.USER.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of people using the internet in Japan?

93.2% in 2016, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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