More than ** percent of people in their forties in Japan used news distribution services of portal websites, such as Yahoo News and Google News, in fiscal year 2023. News distributed by portal websites were used by a majority of people throughout all age groups included in the survey.

News distribution services of portal websites, such as Yahoo News and Google News, were used by **** percent of people in Japan in fiscal year 2024. The penetration rate grew by more than ** percentage points between fiscal year 2014 and fiscal year 2023. It then decreased in fiscal year 2024 partly due to the inclusion of an additional age group in the survey. As a breakdown by age group shows, people in their seventies used news of portal websites to a lower degree than younger age cohorts.