Number of crime syndicate members and associates Japan 2023, by group
As of 2023, the Yamaguchi-gumi was the largest yakuza syndicate in Japan, counting approximately 7,400 members. Headquartered in Kobe, Yamaguchi-gumi is among the largest and wealthiest crime syndicates in the world. During a split in 2015, powerful factions broke away from the Yamaguchi-gumi and formed the so-called Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi.
The term yakuza refers to Japanese transnational criminal organizations and their members.
