Number of fans of leading professional baseball (NPB) teams in Japan 2024

Published by
Alexandru Arba,
Nov 18, 2024

As of September 2024, the fan base of the Hanshin Tigers was estimated to amount to approximately 4.15 million people. Yomiuri Giants ranked second with an estimated 3.69 million fans. The total number of baseball fans was estimated at 22.1 million people.

Number of fans of leading professional baseball (NPB) teams in Japan as of September 2024 (in millions)

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Release date

October 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

September 13 to 14, 2024

Number of respondents

2,000 respondents

Age group

15-69 years

Special properties

excluding middle-schoolers

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The number of fans was estimated based on the following calculation: fan population by age group multiplied by the population by age group. The latter was taken from the Basic Residents Register provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan.

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