Japan: How many Japanese blogs are there? · Global Voices
Chris Salzberg

On January 22, blogger smashmedia asked readers of his blog to answer a questionnaire [ja] on the topic of: “How many blogs are there in Japan?” [ja]  In another post [ja], smashmedia reports that respondents on average estimated the number of Japanese blogs at 2.44 million. Other results: 23% answered that they post blog entries every day, and 29% blog 2-3 times per week. The average age of respondents was 31. smashmedia notes that results are biased as 63% of respondents report that they come from Tokyo.