Japan vs United States: Adoption of communication technologies

Japan
59.33 million
in 2023
United States
81.55 million
in 2024
Japan rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd

Adoption of communication technologies over time

  • Japan
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 81.55 million against 59.33 million in Japan, a difference of 22.22 million.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 212 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Adoption of communication technologies
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,803 data points, 1960–2024
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