Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)
Korea Baseball Organization, also known as KBO, is a privately owned entity headquartered in South Korea. Founded in 1981, with approximately 10 employees, the organization reported $499.0M in revenue as of 2024. The company functions as the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea, primarily operating in the spectator sports industry.

2024 Revenue

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Founded

1981

Headcount

8

Headquarters

South Korea

Primary Segment

Spectator Sports

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On June 8, 2026, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) raised the active player limit to 30 for the Asian Games and expanded the number of foreign players in Futures League teams to six, up from four. Previously, on May 20, Ulsan's Japanese pitchers attracted interest from KBO teams, but existing transfer rules, including the KBO Leagues Asia quota, blocked their potential moves. This followed South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin's announcement on March 13 of his retirement from international play, made after a loss to the Dominican Republic in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic (WBC). Earlier, on January 29, the KBO decided to expand the World Baseball Classic championship prize money and increase the minimum player salary. The organization also began accepting applications on January 13 for its 2026 Records Workshop, scheduled to be held from January 30 to February 1 at Hanyang University in Seoul.

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Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) offers 4 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)'s product portfolio comprises of search, social, and retail media, bat sports and sports tickets, merchandise and sponsorship.
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Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)'s revenues were less than $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)'s revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is baseball. For full access to Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)'s revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) sells broadcasting rights of its baseball competitions to 11 companies globally, covering 3 countries. Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)'s rights holders include Korea Telecom.

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