How popular is
'What A Friend We Have In Jesus'
in Japan?
This page shows our estimate of just how popular it is.
Not very useful information, we admit. Take a look at our main page for the more interesting facts about the song.
- Marriages:
In 2002, there were 757,331 marriages in Japan.Source: Summary of Vital Statistics (June 5, 2003), Statistics and Information Department, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8916
- Wedding ceremonies:
In 2002, there were 461,972 western style weddings in Japan.Assuming 61.2% of weddings are western style, based on survey by Zexy on 4,132 couples who married in 2001 and responded to the poll. (20.1 percent had Shinto-style weddings, 0.9 married at Buddhist temples, and 16 percent had no religious ceremony.)
- What a Friend We Have In Jesus:
This hymn was sung at 74.51% of these weddings, that is, 344,215 weddings.Based on survey of 51 hotels and bridal halls in Japan in 2003.
- Congregation:
Average 59.96 guests per wedding, plus on average 8 participating staff.Based on survey of 51 hotels and bridal halls in Japan in 2003.
- so...
344,215 x 67.96 = 23,392,870 (20% of Japan's population) sing this song every year.which nicely supports the notion that you can find some pretty useless information on the Internet!
