# Internet users in Japan

Internet users in Japan was 85.5% in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `internet_users_share`
- Place id: `jp`
- Unit: %
- 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.
- Note: Many values are ITU estimates rather than survey results, and the age range covered differs between countries.
- Source: World Bank, Individuals using the Internet, % of population (IT.NET.USER.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/internet-users/japan
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/internet-users/japan.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=internet_users_share&place=jp

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 85.5 |
| 2023 | 85 |
| 2022 | 84.9 |
| 2021 | 82.9 |
| 2020 | 90.2 |
| 2019 | 92.7 |
| 2018 | 88.7 |
| 2017 | 91.7 |
| 2016 | 93.2 |
| 2015 | 91.1 |
| 2014 | 89.1 |
| 2013 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 79.5 |
| 2011 | 79.1 |
| 2010 | 78.2 |
| 2009 | 78 |
| 2008 | 75.4 |
| 2007 | 74.3 |
| 2006 | 68.7 |
| 2005 | 66.9 |
| 2004 | 62.4 |
| 2003 | 48.4 |
| 2002 | 46.6 |
| 2001 | 38.5 |
| 2000 | 30 |
| 1999 | 21.4 |
| 1998 | 13.4 |
| 1997 | 9.2 |
| 1996 | 4.4 |
| 1995 | 1.6 |
| 1994 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | 0.4 |
| 1992 | 0.1 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 |