The values
- Players: over 2,000
- Japan stream viewers cumulative: 4,800,000
Where it comes from
Japanese-language article: Pokémon World Championships, 2023 The Pokémon Company · 15 August 2023 Open the original ↗
The line in the source
世界 50 の国と地域から選抜された 2,000 名を超えるプレイヤーが世界王者をかけたバトルに挑み ... インターネット配信で大会を視聴した方は、日本国内で延べ 480 万名以上にのぼりました。 In English
TPC's own 2023 event report. 'Over 2,000 players' supports the 2,043 end of conflict X-16 over the 1,600 press figure. The 4.8m cumulative domestic stream audience is the only audience-reach figure TPC itself has published for Worlds; no economic effect, city support, cost or revenue is stated.