According to a survey conducted in November 2024 in Japan, 67.5 percent of respondents stated that they did not spend any money on watching live sports events in a year. The share of people who spent more than 30,000 Japanese yen during the year on spectating at sports events amounted to 8.7 percent.
Distribution of annual expenses for watching live sports competitions in Japan as of November 2024
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Japan Sports Agency, & MEXT (Japan). (March 12, 2025). Distribution of annual expenses for watching live sports competitions in Japan as of November 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176027/japan-most-common-yearly-expenses-watching-sports-events/
Japan Sports Agency, und MEXT (Japan). "Distribution of annual expenses for watching live sports competitions in Japan as of November 2024." Chart. March 12, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176027/japan-most-common-yearly-expenses-watching-sports-events/
Japan Sports Agency, MEXT (Japan). (2025). Distribution of annual expenses for watching live sports competitions in Japan as of November 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176027/japan-most-common-yearly-expenses-watching-sports-events/
Japan Sports Agency, and MEXT (Japan). "Distribution of Annual Expenses for Watching Live Sports Competitions in Japan as of November 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176027/japan-most-common-yearly-expenses-watching-sports-events/
Japan Sports Agency & MEXT (Japan), Distribution of annual expenses for watching live sports competitions in Japan as of November 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176027/japan-most-common-yearly-expenses-watching-sports-events/ (last visited May 07, 2025)
Distribution of annual expenses for watching live sports competitions in Japan as of November 2024 [Graph], Japan Sports Agency, & MEXT (Japan), March 12, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176027/japan-most-common-yearly-expenses-watching-sports-events/
