A novel information providing system for providing various information to a terminal is proposed. The information providing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a transmitter 10 for transmitting various information as information on sound pressure vibration, a portable telephone 20 serving as a terminal for receiving various information, and a server 50 connected through the Internet 40 to the transmitter 10. The configuration is characterized in that various information is transmitted as sound through the air serving as a medium from the transmitter 10 to the portable telephone 20.