Why are there more American bronies than foreign ones?

[Horsy 193]

I saw some statistics. It seems that 69% of the bronies are from the USA.

[Rascal~ 657]

Well, the show is American, and is done in America, and is aired in America. 

I know that not all country's air MLP, and the fact that it is amercian also adds to the fact that the majority of bronies are from america. 

[Lunatic Cake 1,618]

Main reason would be because MLP was created in the US/Canada, so it is only natural for them to be the vast majority.

 

To be honest I know many people in germany who don't even know what bronies are, so... I wish to be american one day. ._.

[Armin 168]

The same reason programmes like Dr Who are most popular in England. t's mainly because the show is made and aired with new episodes in America, so it reaches more American bronies than those of other nationalities.

[UserNotFound 964]

Probably because it's a show made in America... It's more accessible there and people in other countries may not know about it as much as they do... I only know of it because of my friends in America... I wouldn't have started watching the show had I not been told to... I would have also seen pony merchandise and passed it off as kids stung without giving it a second glance...

[Shanks 10,816]

MLP originated in the US and is in English which while it is a commonly spoken language is not spoken by everyone. There are some foreign language versions but as many as you would think. It only recently came to Japan when a show like this seems almost tailor made for that country.

[Horsy 193]

Yeah you are all right... I can't believe that I even made a topic about this. Turns out I am not that wise after all.

Edited December 27, 2013 by TheWiseHippo

[Scootalove 10,689]

I think it's because the show was made in the US and, the fanbase started to migrate to Canada after the show's popularity started to show when it first aired.

[ReverseFaller 2,484]

The show being made here is a reason why it's so popular here. Also, its original dub is in English, so it doesn't surprise me that Canada, England, and other English speaking countries have a lot of bronies. Don't get me wrong, there are a ton of non-English speaking countries that still air MLP dubbed to their language. I'm actually surprised by how many languages the show has been dubbed into.

 

Also, the show's somewhat based off of America. I mean, most of the city names are puns of US cities. (Baltimare, Las Pegasus, and Manehatten) Also, Applejack's southern accent is a southern American accent. In other dubs, she can still come off as a farmer girl, but she'll never quite be the same.

[Doc. Volt 2,561]

i am italian.. and i found only another italian brony here, but he lives in Australia XD there aren't much italian bronies out there and still they prefer to meet with other italians as well.. there are like 6 italians brony forums... but the fun is to meet people from ALL THE WORLD!!!

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

Aren't you all missing the fact that America is physically a very large country?

 

If you had 200 people: 100 are American, 25 are English, 25 are French, 25 are German and 25 are Japanese, then of course it makes sense that, if the same proportions of every country become bronies, half of the bronies will be American.

 

These are very vague, very 'off the top of my head' statistics, just to give you an example.

[Mr F 1,522]

America is where things happen, unlike in this frozen wasteland. xD

I have never met another brony, the most seem to be americans.

It is funny because a ukranian told me about the show. xD

[Remi 1,309]

Primarily because the United States of America and Canada are the two most common countries which are overflowed with hipsters, mainstream hipsters, at that. People in the two countries ache and yearn to be able to call themselves 'different' and 'against stereotypes', so they decide that watching ponies is the number one way to do so. It's more of a social statement rather than interest.

[PlunderSteed 1,252]

Primarily because the United States of America and Canada are the two most common countries which are overflowed with hipsters, mainstream hipsters, at that. People in the two countries ache and yearn to be able to call themselves 'different' and 'against stereotypes', so they decide that watching ponies is the number one way to do so. It's more of a social statement rather than interest.

 

That might have been the case during the first few months of the first season, but that's hardly a good description of bronydom today.  The show has been airing for over 3 years now.  Any hipsters who just did it to be different would have long since moved onto something else.

[UltimaX 63]

All the answers given here are all very much true. And a large part is that the show is made in America.

 

But think of this.

 

How many foreign (Countries other than America) channels do you see in the American tv guide? This is true for most other tv providers in the various countries. You don't see many foriegn tv stations in your country.

 

Then how many channels in America air MLP? The only one I know of is The Hub. That is only 1 station out of the hundreds of channels that are available. So what is the probability that The Hub or the rights to air the show are given to other Non-American shows.

 

So basically, another reason for the majority of the viewers being American is the chances of the show being aired in other counties. 

[ping111 124]

The same reason programmes like Dr Who are most popular in England. t's mainly because the show is made and aired with new episodes in America, so it reaches more American bronies than those of other nationalities.

 

 

Probably because it's a show made in America... It's more accessible there and people in other countries may not know about it as much as they do... I only know of it because of my friends in America... I wouldn't have started watching the show had I not been told to... I would have also seen pony merchandise and passed it off as kids stung without giving it a second glance...

 

 

MLP originated in the US and is in English which while it is a commonly spoken language is not spoken by everyone. There are some foreign language versions but as many as you would think. It only recently came to Japan when a show like this seems almost tailor made for that country.

 

 

I think it's because the show was made in the US and, the fanbase started to migrate to Canada after the show's popularity started to show when it first aired.

 

 

The show being made here is a reason why it's so popular here. Also, its original dub is in English, so it doesn't surprise me that Canada, England, and other English speaking countries have a lot of bronies. Don't get me wrong, there are a ton of non-English speaking countries that still air MLP dubbed to their language. I'm actually surprised by how many languages the show has been dubbed into.

 

Also, the show's somewhat based off of America. I mean, most of the city names are puns of US cities. (Baltimare, Las Pegasus, and Manehatten) Also, Applejack's southern accent is a southern American accent. In other dubs, she can still come off as a farmer girl, but she'll never quite be the same.

 

 

All the answers given here are all very much true. And a large part is that the show is made in America.

 

But think of this.

 

How many foreign (Countries other than America) channels do you see in the American tv guide? This is true for most other tv providers in the various countries. You don't see many foriegn tv stations in your country.

 

Then how many channels in America air MLP? The only one I know of is The Hub. That is only 1 station out of the hundreds of channels that are available. So what is the probability that The Hub or the rights to air the show are given to other Non-American shows.

 

So basically, another reason for the majority of the viewers being American is the chances of the show being aired in other counties. 

Liars, liars, the lot of you!  My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic is entirely a Canadian production!  The only American in the whole production line is Hasbro.  Everyone else - From Lauren Faust to the voice actresses/actors to the animators - is Canadian, or lives in Canada!  Of course, this doesn't effect the question at all, so I'll move on to the question itself.

 

There are more American bronies because the U.S. is the (no offence to anyone, especially England) political English-speaking capital of the world.  There is a much larger population of fairly wealthy (wealthy enough to have access to cable and the Internet) people in the U.S. than in other regions, and the show is primarily distributed in the U.S.  In Canada, we're 2 seasons behind!  So, since there is simply a wider relevant audience, and because many of the largest websites are American-oriented, the show spreads around a lot quicker.

[Tigerpop198 696]

Mostly because it is a Canadian/American show created by set people. Not to mention that the USA has more people than both England, or Canada.

A lot of the people working on the show are Canadian, I'm surprised were so far behind on the shown seasons. 

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,800]

Ping is right, FiM is mainly a Canadian produced show. The only thing that majorly comes from the US are scripts. Beyond this, population is a big factor. The US and Canada, as an example, has a rather large population difference. The more people you have, the more potential fans you have. Plus Canada is just north of the US so....there is that. I am still surprised that a country like this could have such a high percentage though.

 

Wait...

 

69%........

 

 

 

This explains everything.

Edited December 28, 2013 by Kyoshi

[Gone Airbourne 21,977]

Well, the show is American, and is done in America, and is aired in America. 

I know that not all country's air MLP, and the fact that it is amercian also adds to the fact that the majority of bronies are from america. 

 

That should be your answer right there I believe. I mean I do not know if the cartoon styling has more popularity over here or not. But the fact it started over here to my knowledge maybe that is the reason.

[Oblivion 20,271]

Actually from what i have personally seen their is a lot more American bronies than from other countries, although that could be because America is a quite a bit bigger than some countries...

[Firehearted 120]

Well this show is an American show. It aired on the hub which is an American network too.

[Wayzer 1,418]

It's an American show, it all started in America so it ain't that weird I guess

[Guest]

For example...i live in slovenia, the show is aired, but in such hours so only very young kids can see it,...if you dont spend excesive time on the internet you probably wont become a brony XD_{,...and no -.-, slovenia isnt in africa,..it's actually a european country....}

[Wayzer 1,418]

For example...i live in slovenia, the show is aired, but in such hours so only very young kids can see it,...if you dont spend excesive time on the internet you probably wont become a brony XD_{,...and no -.-, slovenia isnt in africa,..it's actually a european country....}

Well duh XD everypony knows that.. right...

 

Anyway that's a good point too though it is hosted at the same time here as it is in Murica but it's just... less popular. Guess it's the awful Dutch dub.

[Guest]

Well duh XD everypony knows that.. right...

 

Anyway that's a good point too though it is hosted at the same time here as it is in Murica but it's just... less popular. Guess it's the awful Dutch dub.

Why dutch O.o,...here in slovenia we have to suffer the atrocious slovene dub....here's the link to winter wrap up in slovene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDcY-exzV7g