Professional basketball fan numbers in Japan 2017-2022

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Alexandru Arba,
Nov 14, 2022
According to a survey conducted in September 2022, Japan's professional basketball had a fandom of about five million people. Basketball is one of the most popular professional team sports in Japan, after baseball and football. The official league for professional basketball in Japan is called the B-League.

Number of fans of professional basketball (B-League) in Japan from 2017 to 2022 (in millions)

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Release date

October 2022

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2017 to 2022; surveys were performed in September of the respective year

Number of respondents

2,000 respondents

Age group

15-69 years

Special properties

50% of respondents were female and 50% were male; excluding middle-schoolers

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Figures represent the fan populations of the age groups between 15 and 69 years and are calculations based on data of annual surveys.

Figures prior to 2021 come from previous reporting.
Values have been rounded.

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