The eSports market in Japan had an estimated audience of close to 6.9 million people as of 2020. Viewership was expected to increase to more than 14.6 million people by 2024. Similarly, the eSports market size in Japan was expected to grow further in the coming years and reach a value of more than 18.4 billion yen by 2024.
Number of eSports viewers in Japan from 2018 to 2020 with a forecast until 2024
(in millions)
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Kadokawa Game Linkage, & Famitsu. (April 16, 2021). Number of eSports viewers in Japan from 2018 to 2020 with a forecast until 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104578/japan-esports-audience-numbers/
Kadokawa Game Linkage, und Famitsu. "Number of eSports viewers in Japan from 2018 to 2020 with a forecast until 2024 (in millions)." Chart. April 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104578/japan-esports-audience-numbers/
Kadokawa Game Linkage, Famitsu. (2021). Number of eSports viewers in Japan from 2018 to 2020 with a forecast until 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104578/japan-esports-audience-numbers/
Kadokawa Game Linkage, and Famitsu. "Number of Esports Viewers in Japan from 2018 to 2020 with a Forecast until 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104578/japan-esports-audience-numbers/
Kadokawa Game Linkage & Famitsu, Number of eSports viewers in Japan from 2018 to 2020 with a forecast until 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104578/japan-esports-audience-numbers/ (last visited December 04, 2021)
