World Baseball Softball Confederation, also known as WBSC, is a privately owned entity headquartered in Switzerland. Founded in 2013, the organization employs approximately 80 individuals and reported $28.5M in revenue as of 2023. Functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer and the international governing body for baseball and softball, the WBSC oversees 198 National Federations and 12 Associate Members across 138 countries and territories spanning Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. This united sports movement encompasses over 65 million athletes and attracts approximately 150 million fans to stadiums worldwide annually for bat sports.
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and Local Organising Committees in Regensburg, Germany, and Rotterdam, Netherlands, announced the schedule for the Baseball Champions League (BCL) Europe 2026 on March 11. The opening game on May 22 will feature Parma Baseball (Italy) against Draci Brno (Czechia) at Armin Wolf Arena. Previously, on February 26, the WBSC extended its Official Partnership with Trackman for six years, securing the company's role as Official Ball Tracking Technology Partner from 2027 through 2032 to provide ball tracking and performance data across all WBSC baseball and softball events. Earlier, on February 8, the WBSC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Association of Olympic Committees of Portuguese Official Language (ACOLOP) to support the sustainable growth of Baseball/Softball within the Olympic Movement in Portuguese-speaking countries. On February 1, World No. 1 Japan claimed the 2026 Softball Australia Cup by defeating No. 11 Australia 4–1 in the final at Downey Park in Brisbane. The WBSC had confirmed on January 25 that the three-day tournament, which included No. 23 New Zealand, would be live-streamed worldwide, with Kayo Sports holding Australian broadcast rights and WBSC's OTT channel GameTime streaming globally via YouTube.
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World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) offers 10 products in the media and telecoms services and sports industries. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)'s product portfolio comprises of bat sports and media and TV services.
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World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)'s revenues were less than $50M in 2023. Caretta Research has split World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)'s revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is baseball. For full access to World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)'s revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) sells broadcasting rights of its 8 softball and baseball competitions to 54 companies globally, covering 20 countries. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)'s rights holders include Sky Group. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) currently holds 8 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including multi-sport, baseball and softball.
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