Japan – The Nation That Blogs The Most

According to a latest survey by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, there are about 16.9 million internet blogs in Japan as of January 2008.

This meant that about 20 percent of Japan’s 88.11 million Internet users are involved in blogging.

The survey also found out that there were approximately 1.35 billion blog posts in total.

Globally, the number of blogs totaled about 70 million, with 37 percent accounted for by Japanese blogs and closely followed by 36 of English blogs. the third most popular language was Chinese which only came in  at around 8 percent.

Here’s the general finding of the survey

It was found that blogs used for self-expression, in which people listed daily events like a diary to relieve stress, were the most common type in Japan, accounting for 30.9 percent of all blogs. About 40 percent of the people who started these blogs were aged in their teens and 20s.

Another 25.7 percent of blogs were community types in which people sought acquaintances under themes in which they held an interest. Archive-type blogs in which users organized and released information relating to their interests stood in third place, at 25.0 percent. These blogs were used not by young people but also by users in a wide range of age groups, including those in their 30s and 40s.

It was found that slightly under 20 percent of all blogs in Japan (about 3 million blogs) were updated at least once a month. About 400,000 to 500,000 new blogs appeared each month. Viewers posted an average of roughly 1.5 comments per article, showing that information was being actively exchanged.

About 12 percent of the 3 million blogs that were updated at least once a month were “spam blogs.” Of these, 38.3 percent encouraged people to buy goods, 17.1 percent were designed to collect advertising revenue, and 7.0 percent directed people to adult or matchmaking sites.

Source: Mainichi Japan

I wonder how many otaku blogs are out there just like mine? Hmmm (･_･?)