Jakarta is now the largest city hosting the DBL basketball tournament, having overtaken Surabaya, which has long been known as the main base for organizing tournaments for students in Indonesia.
DBL Indonesia CEO and founder Azrul Ananda said the growth in interest in Jakarta has shown significant development in recent years, particularly in terms of spectator numbers.
"In the last 3-4 years, the growth in audience has been extraordinary, even from 2024 to 2025, the increase reached 61 percent," said Azrul after the final match of the DBL Jakarta 2025 women's category, won by SMA Jubilee Jakarta, at the Indonesia Arena, Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, on Friday.
In the 2023 edition, the number of spectators at the same location was recorded at 12,107 people, while in 2024 it was 14,517 fans.
He added that for the first time, the number of followers of DBL Jakarta's Instagram social media account also surpassed DBL Surabaya.
According to him, this is a strong indicator that Jakarta is now the largest audience and participation base for DBL.
"So we can now say that the largest city in DBL is now Jakarta," he said.
