Professional basketball fan numbers in Japan 2017-2023

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Alexandru Arba,
Mar 15, 2024
According to a survey conducted in September 2023, Japan's professional basketball had a fandom of about 8.3 million people. Basketball is one of the most popular professional team sports in Japan, after baseball and football. The official league for professional basketball in Japan is called the B-League.

Number of fans of professional basketball (B-League) in Japan from 2017 to 2023 (in millions)

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Release date

October 2023

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2017 to 2023; surveys were performed in September of the respective year

Number of respondents

2,000 respondents

Age group

15-69 years

Special properties

excluding middle-schoolers

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Figures represent the fan populations of the age groups between 15 and 69 years and are calculations based on data of annual surveys.

Figures prior to 2022 come from previous reporting.
Values have been rounded.

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