March 28, 2025 Results of the 2024 Basic Survey on the Information and Communications Industry (Industry Performance in FY2023)
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has compiled the results of the Basic Survey on the Information and Communications Industry (Industry Performance in FY2023) on the activity status of industries belonging to information and communications (Four industries: telecommunications, broadcasting, television program production, and Internet-related services) in Japan.
[Summary of the survey]
| Item | Contents of survey design |
| Survey conducted by | Survey conducted independently by MIC |
| Survey time/implementation period | As of March 31, 2024; June to August 2024 |
| Target regions and survey method | Nationwide - Combined mail and online survey |
| Attribute Range /Number of survey units |
(1) Telecommunications: Fixed telecommunications business and mobile telecommunications business (2) Broadcasting: Commercial broadcasting and cable broadcasting (3) Television program production business (4) Internet-related services |
| Selection of target for survey (Sample size) |
A stratified random sample survey based on the responses from approximately 1,600 companies selected from a population database of approximately 13,000 companies. |
| Questionnaire (number of questions) | One sheet per company (about 40 questions) |
| Questionnaire (survey items) | Company profile (name, location, capital amount, profit / loss, expenses, etc.), business sales, business acquisition capital investment amount, number of employees employed by the business, and sales by service |
[Survey results]
The details of the survey results are scheduled to be posted on the “Information and Communications Statistics Database” and “e-Stat.”
（URL：https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/statistics07.html 
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We would like to extend our gratitude to the companies and other relevant parties who kindly cooperated with us in the implementation of this survey.
We hope that the results of this survey can be used to understand the activities of companies and conduct various analyses in the information and communications industry.
Contact
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