size of the eSports market in Japan was expected to grow further in the coming years and reach a value of close to 21.8 billion Japanese yen by 2025.
The eSports market in Japan had an estimated audience of 7.76 million people in 2022. Viewership was expected to increase to more than 10 million people by 2025. Similarly, the Number of eSports viewers in Japan from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast until 2025 (in millions)
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Awareness and interest
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Gaming demographics and preferences
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Japan eSports Union. (December 25, 2023). Number of eSports viewers in Japan from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast until 2025 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104578/japan-esports-audience-numbers/
Japan eSports Union. "Number of eSports viewers in Japan from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast until 2025 (in millions)." Chart. December 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104578/japan-esports-audience-numbers/
Japan eSports Union. (2023). Number of eSports viewers in Japan from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast until 2025 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104578/japan-esports-audience-numbers/
Japan eSports Union. "Number of Esports Viewers in Japan from 2019 to 2022 with a Forecast until 2025 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104578/japan-esports-audience-numbers/
Japan eSports Union, Number of eSports viewers in Japan from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast until 2025 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104578/japan-esports-audience-numbers/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Number of eSports viewers in Japan from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast until 2025 (in millions) [Graph], Japan eSports Union, December 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104578/japan-esports-audience-numbers/