Growth in the Internet User Population and Corporate Demand for Information Gathering Driven by the Widespread Adoption of Smartphones and Tablets
First written in FY2017-Q1. 12 of 29 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-08-14.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 2 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- 2026-08-14OtherPresentation materials for financial results
「Domestic investment related to digital transformation (DX) is expected to expand to approximately ¥10.2 trillion by 2030, while the AI systems market is expected to reach approximately ¥4.2 trillion.」
Updated the future market outlook for DX-related investment and the AI systems market. - FY2026Update to DX market forecasts and challenge indicatorsAnnual report
「The domestic digital transformation (DX) market, measured by investment, is forecast to reach approximately ¥9.2 trillion in fiscal 2030. Labour shortages and insufficient knowledge together account for 65.8% of the challenges companies face in advancing DX.」
The company updated its fiscal 2030 forecast for the domestic DX market to approximately ¥9.2 trillion and disclosed that labour shortages and insufficient knowledge together account for 65.8% of companies’ DX challenges. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the company group includes steady investment in systems related to the digitalisation of businesses through the use of cloud computing, big data, and new technologies such as IoT and AI, aimed at strengthening competitiveness over the long term. The domestic digital transformation (DX) market, measured by investment, is forecast to reach approximately ¥8.0 trillion in fiscal 2030 (Fuji Chimera Research Institute), while labour shortages account for 41.7% and insufficient knowledge for 30.7% of the challenges companies face in advancing DX (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications). Corporate recruitment demand is showing signs of recovery, and demand continues to grow for sharing businesses conducted online, including side jobs, as work-style reform progresses.」
The company continues to recognise steady DX-related investment, a domestic market of approximately ¥8.0 trillion in fiscal 2030, the breakdown of DX challenges, and growing recruitment and sharing demand. - FY2025-H1Disclosure of the breakdown of DX challenge indicatorsAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the company group includes steady investment in systems related to the digitalisation of businesses through the use of cloud computing, big data, and new technologies such as IoT and AI, aimed at strengthening competitiveness over the long term. The domestic digital transformation (DX) market, measured by investment, is forecast to reach approximately ¥8.0 trillion in fiscal 2030 (Fuji Chimera Research Institute), while labour shortages account for 41.7% and insufficient knowledge for 30.7% of the challenges companies face in advancing DX (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications). Corporate recruitment demand is showing signs of recovery, and demand continues to grow for sharing businesses conducted online, including side jobs, as work-style reform progresses.」
While maintaining its outlook for a DX market of approximately ¥8.0 trillion and its view of recovering recruitment demand and growing demand for sharing businesses, the company disclosed a breakdown of DX challenges: labour shortages at 41.7% and insufficient knowledge at 30.7%. - FY2024Update to DX market forecasts and challenge indicatorsAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the company group includes steady investment in systems related to the digitalisation of businesses through the use of cloud computing, big data, and new technologies such as IoT and AI, aimed at strengthening competitiveness over the long term. The domestic digital transformation (DX) market, measured by investment, is forecast to reach approximately ¥8.0 trillion in fiscal 2030 (Fuji Chimera Research Institute), while labour shortages and insufficient knowledge together account for 72.4% of the challenges companies face in advancing DX (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications).」
The company updated its fiscal 2030 forecast for the domestic DX market to approximately ¥8.0 trillion and disclosed that labour shortages and insufficient knowledge together account for 72.4% of the challenges in advancing DX. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the company group includes steady investment in systems related to the digitalisation of businesses through the use of cloud computing, big data, and new technologies such as IoT and AI, aimed at strengthening competitiveness over the long term. The domestic digital transformation (DX) market, measured by investment, is forecast to reach approximately ¥6.5 trillion in fiscal 2030 (Fuji Chimera Research Institute), while labour shortages account for 67.6% of the challenges companies face in advancing DX (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications). Recruitment demand is showing signs of recovery, particularly among companies looking ahead to the post-COVID period, and demand continues to grow for sharing businesses conducted online, including side jobs, as work-style reform progresses and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.」
The company continues to recognise steady investment in DX-related systems, a fiscal 2030 DX market of approximately ¥6.5 trillion, labour shortages at 67.6%, recovering recruitment demand, and growing demand for online sharing businesses. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the company group includes steady investment in systems related to the digitalisation of businesses through the use of cloud computing, big data, and new technologies such as IoT and AI, aimed at strengthening competitiveness over the long term. The domestic digital transformation (DX) market, measured by investment, is forecast to reach approximately ¥6.5 trillion in fiscal 2030 (Fuji Chimera Research Institute), while labour shortages account for 67.6% of the challenges companies face in advancing DX (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications). Recruitment demand is showing signs of recovery, particularly among companies looking ahead to the post-COVID period, and demand continues to grow for sharing businesses conducted online, including side jobs, as work-style reform progresses and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.」
The company continues to recognise a DX market of approximately ¥6.5 trillion, labour shortages at 67.6%, recovering recruitment demand, and growing demand for online sharing businesses. - FY2023Upward revision to the DX market size forecastAnnual report
「The domestic digital transformation (DX) market, measured by investment, is forecast to reach approximately ¥6.5 trillion in fiscal 2030 (Fuji Chimera Research Institute). Labour shortages account for 67.6% of the challenges companies face in advancing DX (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications).」
The company disclosed a fiscal 2030 DX market forecast of approximately ¥6.5 trillion and indicated that labour shortages account for 67.6% of the challenges in advancing DX. - FY2023-Q3Increase in the proportion citing a shortage of DX personnelAnnual report
「The domestic digital transformation (DX) market, measured by investment, is forecast to reach approximately ¥5 trillion in fiscal 2030, 3.8 times the fiscal 2020 level (Fuji Chimera Research Institute). Labour shortages account for 67.6% of the challenges companies face in advancing DX (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications).」
While maintaining its forecast for expansion of the DX market, the company disclosed that 67.6% of companies cite a shortage of personnel as a challenge in advancing DX. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Recruitment demand is showing signs of recovery, particularly among companies looking ahead to the post-COVID period. In addition, demand continues to grow for sharing businesses conducted online, including side jobs, as work-style reform progresses and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.」
The company reconfirms the recovery in recruitment demand among companies looking ahead to the post-COVID period and the growth in demand for online sharing businesses, including side jobs. - FY2023-Q1Disclosure of DX market growth forecasts, labour shortages and recovery in recruitment demandAnnual report
「The domestic digital transformation (DX) market, measured by investment, is forecast to reach approximately ¥5 trillion in fiscal 2030, 3.8 times the fiscal 2020 level (Fuji Chimera Research Institute). Labour shortages account for 53.1% of the challenges companies face in advancing DX (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications). Recruitment demand is showing signs of recovery, particularly among companies looking ahead to the post-COVID period,」
The company disclosed figures for the forecast expansion of the DX market, the proportion of companies citing labour shortages as a challenge, and the recovery trend in recruitment demand in the post-COVID period. - FY2022Effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.22; recovery in mid-career recruitmentAnnual report
「As indicated by the effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.22 in March 2022 published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, demand for human resources services continues to warrant close attention across various industries, although demand for mid-career recruitment has begun to recover in some areas.」
While indicating the difficult demand environment for human resources services with an effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.22, the company explained that demand for mid-career recruitment had begun to recover in some areas. - FY2022-Q3Disclosed an effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.16.Annual report
「As indicated by the effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.16 in December 2021 published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the situation for demand for human resources services across various industries, including accommodation, food and beverages, and services, remains challenging and warrants close attention, although demand for mid-career recruitment has begun to recover in some areas. Meanwhile, demand continues to grow for sharing businesses conducted online, including side jobs, that can demonstrate their strengths even under these conditions.」
While indicating the difficult demand environment for human resources services with an effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.16 in December 2021, the company stated that demand for mid-career recruitment had begun to recover in some areas and that demand for online sharing businesses was growing. - FY2022-Q2Disclosed an effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.16.Annual report
「As indicated by the effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.16 in September 2021 published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the situation for demand for human resources services across various industries, including accommodation, food and beverages, and services, remains challenging and warrants close attention, although demand for mid-career recruitment has begun to recover in some areas. Meanwhile, demand continues to grow for sharing businesses conducted online, including side jobs, that can demonstrate their strengths even under these conditions.」
While indicating the difficult demand environment for human resources services with an effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.16 in September 2021, the company stated that demand for mid-career recruitment had begun to recover in some areas and that demand for online sharing businesses was growing. - FY2022-Q1Disclosed an effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.13.Annual report
「As indicated by the effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.13 in June 2021 published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, demand for human resources services remains challenging across various industries, including accommodation, food and beverages, and services.」
The company indicated the difficult demand environment for human resources services with the figure of an effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.13 in June 2021. It also stated that demand for online sharing businesses was increasing. - FY2021Disclosed an effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.10.Annual report
「As indicated by the effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.10 in March published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, demand for human resources services remains challenging across various industries, including accommodation, food and beverages, and services. Meanwhile, demand is increasing for sharing businesses conducted online, including side jobs, that can demonstrate their strengths even under these conditions.」
While indicating the difficult demand environment for human resources services with an effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.10 in March, the company also stated that demand for online sharing businesses is increasing. - FY2021-Q3Disclosed an effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.06.Annual report
「As indicated by the effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.06 in December 2020 published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, demand for human resources services remains challenging across various industries, including accommodation, food and beverages, and services.」
The company indicated the difficult demand environment for human resources services with the specific figure of an effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.06 in December 2020. - FY2021-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「As indicated by the effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.03 in September 2020 published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, demand for human resources services remains challenging across various industries, including accommodation, food and beverages, and services. Meanwhile, demand is increasing for sharing businesses conducted online, including side jobs, that can demonstrate their strengths even under these conditions.」
While quantifying the difficult demand environment for human resources services with an effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio of 1.03 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the company continued to indicate growing demand for online sharing businesses. - FY2021-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the internet-related market in which the company group’s social and web media and sharing businesses operate is seeing a declining trend in corporate hiring, while companies whose growth is accelerating with the tailwind of the COVID-19 pandemic are increasingly eager to recruit personnel, and demand is growing for online sharing businesses, including side jobs, that can demonstrate their strengths even under these conditions.」
The company’s market view has shifted from demand driven by active hiring and the lifting of restrictions on side jobs to an explanation that includes declining corporate hiring due to the COVID-19 pandemic and growing demand for online sharing businesses. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the internet-related market in which the company group’s social and web media and sharing businesses operate is seeing increased demand for recruitment branding and sharing businesses as companies actively recruit personnel and the lifting of restrictions on side jobs progresses.」
The company continues to recognise that demand for recruitment branding and sharing businesses is increasing against the backdrop of active recruitment and the lifting of restrictions on side jobs. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the internet-related market in which the company group’s social and web media and sharing businesses operate is seeing increased demand for recruitment branding and sharing businesses as companies actively recruit personnel and the lifting of restrictions on side jobs progresses.」
The company continues to recognise that demand for recruitment branding and sharing businesses is increasing against the backdrop of active recruitment and the lifting of restrictions on side jobs. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the internet-related market in which the company group’s social and web media business operates is seeing increased demand for recruitment branding and sharing businesses as companies actively recruit personnel and the lifting of restrictions on side jobs progresses.」
The company continues to recognise that demand for recruitment branding and sharing businesses is increasing against the backdrop of active recruitment and the lifting of restrictions on side jobs. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the internet-related market in which the company group’s social and web media business operates is seeing increased demand for recruitment branding and sharing businesses as companies actively recruit personnel and the lifting of restrictions on side jobs progresses.」
The company continues to state that demand for recruitment branding and sharing businesses is increasing against the backdrop of active hiring and the lifting of restrictions on side jobs. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the internet-related market in which the company group’s social and web media business operates is seeing increased demand for recruitment branding and sharing businesses as companies actively recruit personnel and the lifting of restrictions on side jobs progresses.」
The company continues to state that demand for recruitment branding and sharing businesses is increasing against the backdrop of active hiring and the lifting of restrictions on side jobs. - FY2019-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the internet-related market in which the company group’s social and web media business operates is seeing increased demand for recruitment branding and sharing businesses as companies actively recruit personnel and the lifting of restrictions on side jobs progresses.」
The explanation of market demand has expanded from smartphone adoption and corporate demand for information gathering to demand for recruitment branding and sharing businesses driven by active hiring and the lifting of restrictions on side jobs. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the internet-related market in which the company’s social and web media business operates continues to see growth in the internet user population as smartphones and tablet devices become more widespread. Accordingly, companies’ demand for information gathering via the internet has become more active, and demand for the company’s services is increasing.」
The company reconfirms the expansion of the internet user population and corporate demand for information gathering against the backdrop of the spread of smartphones and tablets. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「As smartphones and tablet devices become more widespread, the internet user population continues to grow. Accordingly, companies’ demand for information gathering via the internet has become more active, and demand for the company’s services is increasing.」
The company reconfirms the expansion of the user population and corporate demand for information gathering against the backdrop of the spread of smartphones and tablets. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the internet-related market in which the company’s social and web media business operates continues to see growth in the internet user population as smartphones and tablet devices become more widespread. Against this backdrop, companies’ demand for information gathering via the internet has become more active, and demand for the company’s services is increasing further.」
The company reconfirms the expansion of the internet user population and corporate demand for information gathering against the backdrop of the spread of smartphones and tablets. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the internet-related market in which the company’s social and web media business operates continues to see growth in the internet user population as smartphones and tablet devices become more widespread. Against this backdrop, companies’ demand for information gathering via the internet has become more active, and demand for the company’s services is increasing further.」
The company explains that the user population and corporate demand for information gathering are expanding against the backdrop of the spread of smartphones and tablets.