Number of fans of leading professional baseball (NPB) teams in Japan 2022

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Alexandru Arba,
Nov 8, 2022
As of September 2022, the fan base of the Hanshin Tigers was estimated to amount to approximately four million. Yomiuri Giants ranked second with an estimated four 3.7 million fans. The total number of baseball fans was estimated at about 21 million people.

Number of fans of leading professional baseball (NPB) teams in Japan as of September 2022 (in millions)

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Release date

October 2022

Region

Japan

Survey time period

September 16 to 19, 2022

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 are estimates. 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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