In our world there are a vast amount of different sports that people play and find their interest in. Some of these sports are only played regionally, and aren’t well known in some of the other parts of our vast world.
There were some sports that were played in the ancient times, but they have since been lost to us throughout time.
There are also so many sporting games that many people have never even heard of because they aren‘t played locally in their areas. Other sports are comparatively quite popular, and then there are also some sports that nearly everyone on this planet has played or seen.
Getting down to it, which sport is it that you think is the most popular sport in our world? There are several different types of sports which have, not only millions of people, but they have billions of people who enjoy and follow them on a regular basis.
We’ve put together a list for you below of the top 10 sports from around the world. Our list below takes several different things into consideration.
This includes the total number of fans there are of a sport, the total number of people around the world that play that particular sport, the stadiums and the facilities around the world that host that particular sport, any types of tournaments that are held for that particular sport, as well as any kind of merchandise there is of that particular sport that’s being sold and used, etc.
The World’s Top 10 Sports
#10 BASKETBALL
Fan Base = 400 million
Origin of the sport = United States
Popularity = North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia.
Olympics = Yes
#9 AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Fan Base = 425 million
Origin of the sport = United States
Popularity = United States, Japan, Europe.
Olympics = No
#8 GOLF
Fan Base = 450 million
Origin of sport = Scotland
Popularity = Europe, North America, Asia, Canada.
Olympics = Yes
#7 BASEBALL
Fan Base = 500 million
Origin of sport = England
Popularity = North America, Japan, Caribbean.
Olympics = No
#6 TABLE TENNIS
Fan Base = 850 million
Origin of sport = England
Popularity = Europe, Asia, America, Africa.
Olympics = Yes
#5 VOLLEYBALL
Fan Base = 900 million
Origin of sport = United States
Popularity = North America, Europe, Australia, Asia.
Olympics = Yes
#4 TENNIS
Fan Base = 1 billion
Origin of sport = England
Popularity = Europe, Asia, North America, Australia.
Olympics =Yes
#3 FIELD HOCKEY
Fan Base = 2 billion
Origin of sport = England
Popularity = Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand.
Olympics = Yes
#2 CRICKET
Fan Base = 2.5 billion
Origin of sport = England
Popularity = Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Caribbean, United Kingdom.
Olympics = No
#1 SOCCER
Fan Base = 3.5 billion
Origin of sport = England
Popularity = Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America.
Olympics = Yes
Here are the 10 sports from around the world. It’s not much of a surprise that the sport of soccer, or what’s referred to by many people around the world as football tops our list above. Soccer is played almost everywhere in the world, in the largest stadiums in the world, in the sand on the worlds many beaches, on makeshift playgrounds in neighborhoods, to small alleys in our cities.
There are other sports with their aggressive marketing campaigns over the past decades, that have gained in their popularity around the world. So, why don’t you go out and indulge in your favorite type of sport. Playing sports will really help you to stay healthy and happy as well.
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