The eSports market in Japan was valued at about 7.8 billion Japanese yen in 2021. While the growth was somewhat stunted in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was expected that the market would show higher growth figures from 2022 onward and reach a size of almost 18 billion yen by 2025.
Revenue of the eSports market in Japan from 2018 to 2021 with a forecast until 2025 (in billion Japanese yen)
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Japan esports Union. (October 26, 2022). Revenue of the eSports market in Japan from 2018 to 2021 with a forecast until 2025 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104505/japan-esports-market-size/
Japan esports Union. "Revenue of the eSports market in Japan from 2018 to 2021 with a forecast until 2025 (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. October 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104505/japan-esports-market-size/
Japan esports Union. (2022). Revenue of the eSports market in Japan from 2018 to 2021 with a forecast until 2025 (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104505/japan-esports-market-size/
Japan esports Union. "Revenue of The Esports Market in Japan from 2018 to 2021 with a Forecast until 2025 (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104505/japan-esports-market-size/
Japan esports Union, Revenue of the eSports market in Japan from 2018 to 2021 with a forecast until 2025 (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104505/japan-esports-market-size/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Revenue of the eSports market in Japan from 2018 to 2021 with a forecast until 2025 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], Japan esports Union, October 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104505/japan-esports-market-size/