"Sailor Moon" has also become popular internationally. Spain and France became the first countries outside Japan to air "Sailor Moon", beginning in December 1993. Other countries followed suit, including Australia, South Korea, the Philippines ("Sailor Moon" became one of ABC (now 5)'s main draws, helping it to become the third-biggest network in the country), Poland, Russia, Italy, Czechia, Mexico, Brazil, Ukraine, Belarus, Sweden, Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, Indonesia, Croatia, Hungary, Taiwan, Thailand, Romania and Hong Kong, before North America picked up the franchise for adaptation. In 2001, the "Sailor Moon" manga was Tokyopop's best selling property, outselling the next-best selling titles by at least a factor of 1.5.