figures refer to the number of people who had the experience of being spectators at matches, watching matches via onlines videos, or watching matches via broadcasting, such as terrestrial programs
Supplementary notes
*Forecast.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.7 U.S. dollars or 0.61 euros as of June 2025. Figures have been rounded.
The eSports market in Japan had an estimated audience of **** million people in 2023. Viewership was expected to increase to more than ** million people by 2025. Similarly, the size of the eSports market in Japan was expected to grow further in the coming years and reach a value of close to ** billion Japanese yen by 2025.
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