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 April 28, 2026, Mexico defeated the Canadian U23 Men’s National Team 7-6 in an extra inning at the 2026 WBSC U23 Men’s World Cup in Sincelejo, Colombia, despite Canada's two late-game rallies. Previously, on April 22, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) awarded Shaoxing, China, the hosting rights for the Women’s Softball Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualifier for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. This six-team event, one of three continental qualifiers, will grant one spot in the LA28 softball tournament. Earlier on April 21, the WBSC announced that fans could watch all action from the U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup 2026, held in Sincelejo, Colombia, from April 25 to May 3, on its GameTime streaming platform. On the same day, the WBSC awarded USA Softball the hosting rights for the next three editions of the WBSC U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup, covering the 2027, 2029, and 2031 tournaments.
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World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) offers 10 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)'s product portfolio comprises of bat sports, media and TV services and search, social, and retail media.
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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 softball and baseball 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 softball, multi-sport and baseball.
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