According to a survey conducted in Japan in July 2023, light novel otaku on average spent around 13.02 thousand Japanese yen per year on their hobby. Based on the same survey, the number of otaku in the light novel segment was estimated at 1.26 million people during that year.
Average annual spending of otaku (geeks) in the light novel segment in Japan from 2021 to 2023
(in 1,000 Japanese yen)
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Yano Research. (December 1, 2023). Average annual spending of otaku (geeks) in the light novel segment in Japan from 2021 to 2023 (in 1,000 Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418318/japan-average-annual-spending-of-light-novel-otaku/
Yano Research. "Average annual spending of otaku (geeks) in the light novel segment in Japan from 2021 to 2023 (in 1,000 Japanese yen)." Chart. December 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418318/japan-average-annual-spending-of-light-novel-otaku/
Yano Research. (2023). Average annual spending of otaku (geeks) in the light novel segment in Japan from 2021 to 2023 (in 1,000 Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418318/japan-average-annual-spending-of-light-novel-otaku/
Yano Research. "Average Annual Spending of Otaku (Geeks) in The Light Novel Segment in Japan from 2021 to 2023 (in 1,000 Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418318/japan-average-annual-spending-of-light-novel-otaku/
Yano Research, Average annual spending of otaku (geeks) in the light novel segment in Japan from 2021 to 2023 (in 1,000 Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418318/japan-average-annual-spending-of-light-novel-otaku/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average annual spending of otaku (geeks) in the light novel segment in Japan from 2021 to 2023 (in 1,000 Japanese yen) [Graph], Yano Research, December 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418318/japan-average-annual-spending-of-light-novel-otaku/