Between 90 and 100 million people from all over the world watch anime. Estimations dictate that somewhere between 40% and 60% of the global population watch anime content – either casually or actively.

Anime watchers are mostly young and young adults. Most of them are under 30 years old. But how many people watch anime exactly? Calculating all the visitors of Crunchyroll and other pirated sites and monthly estimated Google search volume, around 100 million people watch anime. And it is increasing exponentially day by day.

Crunchyroll reached 120 million registered users in 2021. An average anime episode costs between $100,000 and $200,000 to make. More than 50% of Netflix users watched anime in 2021. The global anime market will reach $53 billion by 2032. The Pokémon franchise made approximately $110 billion. Close to 18% of Americans watch anime.

The average anime fan is 24.42 years old. According to Statista reports, a survey held in the United States during January 2020 found opinions on anime movies vary significantly throughout different age groups. Around 27% of adults aged between 18 and 29 say they have a “very favorable view of anime films”.

36% of viewers worldwide enjoyed watching anime in 2021, according to Ampere Consumer data. (Ampere Analysis) This was a 50% increase from 2018 when 24% of viewers enjoyed anime. Assuming an 8 billion world population, that means 2.88 billion people watch anime