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.
On February 8, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (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 in Portuguese-speaking countries within the Olympic Movement. Previously, on February 1, World No. 1 Japan claimed an undefeated victory in the 2026 Softball Australia Cup, defeating No. 11 Australia 4–1 in the Brisbane final. This three-day tournament, which also featured No. 23 New Zealand, was live-streamed globally via WBSC's OTT channel GameTime and locally in Australia by Kayo Sports, a broadcasting arrangement announced on January 25. Earlier, on January 20, WBSC renewed agreements with key integrity partners Sportradar and Green Future Project. The extension with Sportradar continues their partnership, established in 2022, providing tools such as the Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS) to monitor unusual betting behavior and combat competition manipulation in WBSC international tournaments. On January 18, U-18 Baseball World Cup alumnus Patrick Silva, an Italian slugging first baseman, signed a contract with Major League Baseball's (MLB) Philadelphia Phillies, commencing his professional career in the Dominican Republic.
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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 baseball and softball 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 baseball, multi-sport and softball.
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