This year¡¯s highly anticipated Yankees-Dodgers World Series was the most-watched Fall Classic in the United States since 2017. And with superstars such as Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the big stage, it was also Japan¡¯s most-watched World Series.

An average of 15.8 million people in the U.S. viewed the World Series across all of FOX¡¯s platforms. That¡¯s a 67% increase from the 2023 World Series between the D-backs and Rangers. This season¡¯s matchup between two longtime World Series rivals received a lot of attention from younger fans especially. Viewership by people between the ages of 18 and 34 years old increased by 101% from last year -- the largest increase from any demographic.

An average of 12.1 million people in Japan watched this year¡¯s World Series even though every game began at 9 a.m. local time. Not only was it the most-watched World Series for the country, but Game 1 (14.4 million viewers) and Game 2 (15.9 million viewers) were Japan¡¯s two most-watched postseason games in MLB history.

The viewership from those two countries plus Canada, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Taiwan and on the MLB app pushed this World Series¡¯ average global viewership past 30 million, with some countries still to report.

All of those eyes watched as the Dodgers won the franchise¡¯s eighth World Series title with a 7-6 victory in Game 5 on Wednesday night.