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Fax machine ownership in Japanese households

Household ownership of a fax machine from Japan’s Communications Usage Trend Survey.

24.5%

Owned a fax machine in 2024

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Key findings

  1. Reported ownership declined by 5.5 percentage points between 2022 and 2024.
  2. In 2024, just under one in four households reported owning a fax machine.
  3. The survey measures ownership of hardware. It does not quantify usage, business faxing or online subscriptions.

Methodology

Values come from the “Facsimile machines” column of Table 12-6, sourced to Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Respondents could report owning more than one type of device.

Coverage

2022–2024. Households in Japan. The table reports ownership as of August 31 in each year.

Data source

Statistics Bureau of Japan

Japan Statistical Yearbook 2026 · Table 12-6 · Facsimile machines column

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