# World Baseball Classic television ratings

The World Baseball Classic is being one of the world's most viewed baseball events. The 2023 tournament was broadcast in 163 territories through 63 media partners, and it was broadcast in 13 languages around the globe. and received US$100 million in benefits, and In the Japanese archipelago, nearly 100 million people watched the WBC in 2023, and 55+ million people watched the end of the tournament, as Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout. The 2023 tournament semifinal between Mexico and Japan recorded 29 million average viewers in just those two countries alone.

## Viewership/rating
### Worldwide

| Tournament | Avg. viewers(Millions) (since 2023)$^1$ | Founder | Number of teams |
| World Baseball Classic championship | 32.81 m | MLB WBSC | 20 |
| World Series | 11.48 m | MLB | 12 |
| College World Series | 2.75 m | NCAA | 20 |
| Little League World Series | 1.08 m | Little League Baseball | 8 |
The tournament is one of the most popular events in the Caribbean, Central and South America, particularly in Venezuela, part of Northern Colombia and is called the "Clásico Mundial". The match between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico is considered a strong rivalry, called "El Clásico". The 2023 tournament was broadcast on China's largest websites, including Weibo. The match between China and Japan was watched by up to 422,000 people. and In addition, in Europe, In the Czech Republic, about 840,000 people watched WBC game through ČT

### Japan

In addition to Latin America, The tournament is considered a major sporting event in East Asia, particularly in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. In Japan, nearly 100 million people watched the WBC in 2023, and 55+ million people watched the end of the tournament, as Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout.
World Baseball Classic television ratings in Japanese archipelago showing network(s) broadcast on and average viewership, 2023 :
| Classic | Date |
| Classic | Date | Network(s) | Avg. viewers(Millions) | Rating | Share |
| Quarterfinals | Mar 16, 2023 | TBS TV Asahi | 38.16 | 48.0 | Un­known |
| Game 2 | Mar 10, 2023 | TBS TV Asahi | 29.86 | 44.4 | Un­known |
| Game 4 | Mar 12, 2023 | TBS TV Asahi | 34.25 | 43.2 | Un­known |
| Game 3 | Mar 11, 2023 | TBS TV Asahi | 34.25 | 43.1 | Un­known |
| Semifinals | Mar 20, 2023 | TBS TV Asahi | 27.02 | 42.5 | Un­known |
| Finals | Mar 22, 2023 | TBS TV Asahi | 27.61 | 42.4 | Un­known |
| Game 1 | Mar 9, 2023 | TBS TV Asahi | 28.56 | 41.9 | Un­known |

### United States

In the United States, the 2023 tournament was carried by Fox Sports for the first time, with games split between six Fox networks. The championship game drew 5.2 million average viewers in the US, peaking at 6.5 million viewers in the final 15 minutes.

### Mexico

In Mexico, the 2023 Classic Semi-Final match between Mexico and Japan was broadcast by Imagen Televisión and viewed by 2.2 million people.

### Broadcasting rights

Table based on 2023 Classic
| Territory | Rights holder(s) |
| Africa | ESPN |
| Brazil | BandSports |
| Canada | Sportsnet TVA Sports (French) |
| Central America | Tigo Sports |
| Caribbean | SportsMax |
| China | Bilibili Kuaishou Weibo Douyin |
| Colombia | Win Sports |
| Cuba | ICRT Tele Rebelde |
| Czech Republic | ČT |
| Dominican Republic | Pio Deportes Tele Antillas Coral 39 |
| France | beIN Sports |
| German-speaking countries | More Than Sports TV |
| Hungary | Sport TV |
| Israel | Sport 5 |
| Italy | Sky Italia |
| Japan | Japan Consortium TBS (JNN) TV Asahi (ANN) J Sports Amazon Prime Video |
| Mexico | Imagen |
| Netherlands | ESPN |
| Nordic countries | Viaplay |
| Oceania | ESPN |
| Panama | TVN |
| Puerto Rico | WAPA Deportes |
| South America | DirecTV |
| Southeast Asia & Hong Kong | SPOTV |
| South Korea | Korean Consortium SBS KBS MBC Wavve SPOTV |
| Taiwan | EBC (EBC News) ELTA Sports [zh] |
| Turkey | Saran Media |
| United Kingdom & Ireland | BT Sport |
| United States | Fox Fox Sports 1 Fox Sports 2 Tubi Fox Deportes (Spanish) |
| Venezuela | Inter/ByM Sport Venevisión IVC SimpleTV Televen TVes |