World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)

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.

Revenue

Founded

2013

Headcount

102

Headquarters

Switzerland

Primary Segment

Bat sports

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced the official game schedule for the WBSC/RAXUS Women's Baseball World Cup Group Tainan 2026 on July 10, supported by CTBC, which will take place from August 23 to 27 at the Secondary Field of the Asia Pacific International Baseball Complex (ASPAC) in Tainan (TPE). Previously, on July 2, USA Softball revealed the 16 athletes selected by the Women's National Team Selection Committee to represent the country at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Group Oklahoma, scheduled for September 12-16 in Oklahoma City, alongside rosters for the USA Softball International Cup. These announcements follow events at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Group Prague 2026, where on June 19, Australia's veteran outfielder Jade Wall celebrated her 150th appearance for the Aussie Spirit, Australia's Women's National Softball Team, during a 6-4 defeat to Chinese Taipei. Earlier, on June 18, Italy's Isabella Dayton produced a highlight-reel catch in a crucial game against Czechia at the same tournament. Separately, on June 16, the WBSC and Konami Digital Entertainment Co. Ltd. (KONAMI) renewed their partnership, originally established in 2018, to strengthen initiatives aimed at expanding the global baseball fan base through esports with a revamped tournament featuring “eBaseball™: PRO SPIRIT”.

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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 media and TV services, search, social, and retail media and bat sports.
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World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)'s revenues were less than $50M in 2024. 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 baseball and softball competitions to 55 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 softball, baseball and multi-sport.

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