News [Latest! Common sense test] What is the average time spent on the Internet in Japan in the world?

Is Japan an Internet advanced country?

Q, What is the highest number of Internet usage hours in Japan among the surveyed countries? (From "DIGITAL 2021" compiled by "We Are Social") ● Stealth bombers in flight were reflected in "Google Maps" within the top 10? 2, 11th to 20th place 3, 30th to 40th place 4, Click here for the bottom answer↓

It was the lowest among the 42 countries surveyed

According to the "DIGITAL 2021" ranking of Internet usage time per day between the ages of 16 and 64 compiled by the global creative agency "We Are Social", Japan is 4 hours and 25 minutes, the world average. It is well below 6 hours and 54 minutes, and is the lowest among the 42 countries surveyed. By the way, the bottom five countries are the following five countries: 42nd (bottom) Japan 4:25:41 Denmark 5:16:40 China 5:22:39 Germany 5:26:38 Netherlands 5:28 The top five countries are: 1st Philippines 10 hours 56 minutes 2nd Brazil 10 hours 08 minutes 3rd Colombia 10 hours 07 minutes 4th South Africa 10 hours 06 minutes 5th Argentina 9 hours 39 minutes Those who are surprised that Western countries are not among the top countries for Internet usage time This trend is the same for 6th place and below. Today, people in the so-called Global South, countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, spend more time using the Internet on a daily basis. Even the United States, which seems to spend a lot of time on the Internet, is ranked 21st in the world with 7 hours and 11 minutes, which is slightly above the world average. However, just because people use the Internet for a short amount of time, it does not necessarily mean that the impact of the Internet on society is small. The frequency of mass media introducing Internet trends is increasing, and the movement of Internet trends to spread to other media is also increasing. Recently, the number of “kotatsu articles” and “non-existent burning articles” has also increased. "Kotatsu article" is an article written based on information such as blogs without interviews. “Non-existent burning” refers to those that do not have a burning target. Based on a few posts on SNS, the media picks up "○○ is in flames!", and the flames spread. "latest! Reprinted from World Common Sense Test" (Shueisha Bunko) Kazuki Ichida retired in 2006 after serving as president of a management consulting company and managing director of an IT company. Started writing novels in January 2009. In 2010, he made his debut with Shoji Shimada's 3rd Rose Road Fukuyama Mystery Literary Newcomer Award for the feature-length cybersecurity mystery "The Girl in the Cage". His books include "Nuclear Power Cyber ​​Trap" and "Fake News: A New Strategic War Weapon". Column "Digital Authoritarianism and Manipulation of Internet Public Opinion" is being serialized on this website.

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