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Shogo Kimura (@cricketershogo) is a Japan-based former professional baseball player who posts about cricket, his bid to become the first Japanese IPL player, and cricket outreach. The channel has about 2,900 subscribers, roughly 1,000 median views per video, and uploads only a few videos a year. Sponsored integrations would run about $150 to $250 per video; the channel has no sponsorship history.

Why brands book cricketer_shogo

Japanese cricket challenger with an engaged baseball-to-cricket story

  • Median views of about 985 per video, with a top Short at 5,834 views
  • Roughly 2,900 subscribers and a clearly Japanese-speaking audience
  • Sponsored rate of $150 to $250 per video, well below typical micro-creator pricing
Best forsports equipment brandssports nutrition or apparel tied to a challenge campaign
Watch forUpload pace is slow, with two videos in the past year and none in the last 90 days.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Sports70%
Hobbies & Interests30%
Formats
challenge vlogs, event recaps, rules explainers, Shorts highlights
Tone
earnest, friendly
Language
Japanese
On camera
Yes, talking head
Production
Phone, natural light
Typical length
under 60 seconds to about 15 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent15/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment75/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Engagement2.0%
Likes and comments per view on recent videos
Audience asks abouthow to play cricket as a beginnerhow the IPL selection process workswhere to join a cricket experience event
Age
20%18-24
35%25-34
25%35-44
20%45+
Gender
30%women
70%men
Countries
🇯🇵 Japan90%
🇮🇳 India3%
Sri Lanka2%
LanguagesJapanese 95%English 5%

Commercial

0%of the last 50 videos were sponsored
None seenno sponsored videos in the last 50
Brands seen
None yet
Categories promoted
None yet
Affiliate links
No

No sponsorship disclosures found in the last 50 videos; the channel description lists a sponsor-recruitment page on the website and a CAMPFIRE crowdfunding project.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitylow
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

Family friendly
Recent titles and descriptions are sports content with no flagged themes.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Platforms

PlatformFollowersMedian viewsUploads, 90d
YouTube2.9k9850
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Benchmark score: 43 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Engagement Median views relative to followers42 / 50
Activity Uploads in the last 90 days0 / 30
Reach Followers on the main platform1 / 20

Recent videos

Last three uploads, latest 149 days ago.

こんにちは!木村昇吾です! 現在、日本人初のIPL(クリケットの世界最高峰プロリーグであるインディアン・プレミアリーグ)プレーヤーとなるべく挑戦中です。 挑戦者としての責任感と野球への感謝を胸に、この挑戦がプロ野球選手だけでなくアマチュアで野球を断念した選手たちのセカンドキャリアを切り開き、クリケット普及の一役も担えればと思っています。 YouTubeを通してクリケットの素晴らしさや、僕の挑戦をひとりでも多くの方にお届けできると嬉しいです! チャンネル登録・高評価よろしくお願いします! Hello! I'm Shogo Kimura! We are currently trying to become the first Japanese IPL (Indian Premier League, the world's highest professional cricket professional league) player. With a sense of responsibility and appreciation for baseball as a challenger, I hope this challenge will open up a second career for not only professional baseball players bu
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About cricketer_shogo

Shogo Kimura runs a Japanese-language YouTube channel focused on cricket. He posts challenge vlogs about his effort to become the first Japanese player in the Indian Premier League, along with event recaps, rules explainers, and short highlight clips. His website describes him as a former professional baseball player who moved into cricket.

The channel has roughly 2,900 subscribers and a median of about 985 views per video. Based on the language and topics, the audience is likely mostly Japanese viewers interested in sports and cricket beginners. These audience details are estimates, not platform-verified data. Uploads are infrequent, so availability for a campaign is limited.

Brands seeking a niche sports audience in Japan may find this channel a fit. A sponsored video is estimated at $150 to $250, which compares with a paid-ad CPM of $10 to $30 per 1,000 views; this channel's integrations would sit at $20 to $35 CPM equivalent on median views.

Written from cricketer_shogo's public YouTube profile, platform data and web mentions. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. cricketer_shogo can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about cricketer_shogo

How much does Shogo Kimura charge for a sponsored video?

Based on the channel's median views of about 985 and the long-form rate rule, a sponsored video is estimated at $150 to $250. The channel has no recorded sponsorship history, so this is a computed estimate rather than a published rate.

What does Shogo Kimura post about on YouTube?

He posts about cricket, including challenge vlogs about his bid to join the Indian Premier League, rules explainers, event recaps from cricket experience days, and short highlight clips. Most content is in Japanese.

How do I contact Shogo Kimura for a brand deal?

Contact details unlock on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted creators can be booked through Starbooked. His official website also lists a contact page for sponsor inquiries.