Have you ever been curious to know which countries watch the most anime in the world? In this article, we will share different interesting data regarding the popularity of anime across our globe.
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Countries Where Anime is Popular
If we determine the total number of people who watch anime in each country, China, India, and other countries with high populations will be at the top. It is not a fair comparison, so we should look at the values proportional to the population of each country. Let’s see the percentage of the population in each country that watches anime.
If we analyze the percentage of the population that watches anime, we will see that countries like China and India do not even appear in the ranking, so we cannot say that anime is popular in those countries.
In Japan, about 75% of the population watches anime, whether casually or not. In the United States, about 71% also claim to watch Japanese animations.
In Brazil, only 55% of the population claims to have watched anime, while in the neighboring country, South Korea, 50% of the population watches anime.
See a table with the ranking of the 10 countries that watch the most anime and the percentage of viewers:
| Rank | Country | Population | % of people who watch | Number of people who watch |
| 10 | Taiwan | 23,269,616 | 32.50% | 11,634,808 |
| 9 | Canada | 36,874,296 | 34.67% | 18,437,148 |
| 8 | Malaysia | 33,477,720 | 42.70% | 16,738,860 |
| 7 | Mexico | 131,860,138 | 45.58% | 65,930,069 |
| 6 | South Korea | 49,403,216 | 50.70% | 24,701,608 |
| 5 | Brazil | 215,756,327 | 55.78% | 107,878,164 |
| 4 | France | 67,929,576 | 62.50% | 33,964,788 |
| 3 | Philippines | 112,390,104 | 70.58% | 56,195,052 |
| 2 | US | 335,124,941 | 71.86% | 167,562,471 |
| 1 | Japan | 126,362,853 | 75.87% | 63,181,427 |
Countries with the Most Anime Dubs
One way to check the popularity of an anime in each country is to see how much the country invests in the broadcasting of dubbed anime, which allows reaching a less restricted audience.
Certainly, the English language is predominant in dubbing, so countries like the USA and the UK have a good amount of dubbed anime. Followed by European countries and Spanish-speaking Latin America, which receive a good amount of dubbing.
After the arrival of streaming services like Funimation and Crunchyroll, there have been more and more dubbed anime, making it very difficult to create a list ranking the dubbed anime of each country.
The Most Popular Anime in Each Country
According to data provided by Google, Wikipedia, and MAL, the most popular anime in each country are:
- United Kingdom – Pokémon
- United States – Pokémon
- Egypt – Hunter × Hunter
- France – Attack On Titan
- Australia – Pokémon
- Brazil – Naruto
- Canada – Pokémon
- Colombia – Naruto
- Germany – Legend Of Galactic Heroes
- China – Pokémon
- Georgia – Gintama
- India – Dragon Ball Z
- Iran – Clannad
- Italy – One Piece
- Indonesia – Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
- Jamaica – Naruto
- Japan – One Piece
- Malaysia – Gintama
- Mexico – Naruto
- Nigeria – Naruto
- Pakistan – Doraemon
- Philippines – Slam Dunk
Of course, this is not the only and most accurate ranking. We notice that many anime at the top are famous perhaps because they air on Open Television. Below we have data on the 3 most popular anime in each country according to “My Anime List“:
- Australia – Fullmetal Alchemist B / A Silent Voice / Hunter x Hunter
- Bangladesh – Fullmetal Alchemist B / Death Note / Attack on Titan
- Brazil – Fullmetal Alchemist B / Hunter x Hunter / Steins Gate
- Canada – Fullmetal Alchemist B / Kimi no na wa / Attack on Titan
- China – Fullmetal Alchemist B / Spirited Away / Ghost In The Shell
- Colombia – Fullmetal Alchemist B / Legend of the Galactic Heroes / Hunter x Hunter
- Egypt – Hunter x Hunter / Attack on Titan Season 3 / Gintama
- France – Attack on Titan / Gintama / Kimi no na wa
- Germany – Legend of Galactic Heroes / A Silent Voice / Kimi no na wa
- Georgia – Gintama
- India – Attack on Titan / Kimi no na wa / Death Note
- Iran – Clannad: After Story / Howl’s Moving Castle / Spirited Away
- Italy – Fullmetal Alchemist B / Hunter x Hunter / Stein’s Gate
- Indonesia – Fullmetal Alchemist B / A Silent Voice / Hunter x Hunter
- Jamaica – Ishuzoku Reviewers / A Silent Voice / Madoka Magica Movie 3
- Japan – Fullmetal Alchemist B / Stein’s Gate / Clannad: After Story
- Malaysia – Gintama / Fullmetal Alchemist B / Steins Gate
- Mexico – Fullmetal Alchemist B / Steins Gate / The Tatami Galaxy
- Nigeria – Ishuzoku Reviewers / Attack on Titan Season 3 / Gintama
- Pakistan – Attack on Titan / Gintama / Gintama
- Philippines – Fullmetal Alchemist B / Gintama / Steins Gate
- United Kingdom – Fullmetal Alchemist B / A Silent Voice / Hunter x Hunter /
- United States – Code Geass / Stein;s Gate / Gurren Lagann
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