Worldwide spending on Japanese anime hit a record 4.45 trillion yen in 2025

Worldwide spending on Japanese anime reached a record 4.45 trillion yen ($28.2 billion) in 2025, up 15.8% year on year, according to preliminary Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) figures. Hasegawa Masahiro presented them at TIFFCOM, the Tokyo film, TV and animation market, held Oct. 28–30. Overseas spending accounted for 57.1% of the total.