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Easily the most popular way to spend time would be to play sports or watch it. That's exactly why we see so much channels competing and are also ready to spend crores of their money to buy the rights of these sporting events. But which one brings in more money will directly be associated with the popularity of these sports.
Today we are going to talk about the most famous sports in the world based on viewership.
Footballs dominance all over the world is so obvious. That it really shouldn't be a surprise for anyone to see it in the first position. Some of the top player in this sport are easily one of the most highest paid sports person in the world. With over 3.5billion followers of football It is by far the most popular.
Cricket is famous in only a few countries. But in these countries cricket is more than just a game. It is more like a religion. From just the two countries England and Australia competing in this game. Today we have India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc who have come in and changed the game forever. Now more countries are trying to get the sport. Cricket has fan following of around 250crore people.
This is the major sport in United States with the BA generating over 5billion dollar a year in revenue established from professional league, in Spain, Greece, Turkey, Italy, France, Argentina, China and more league getting set up every year makes it the fastest growing sport in the world. With the combined viewership of around 210 to 225 itself in the third position.
Hockey has been around for many years now and this is one of the most loved sports around the world especially in China, India, Argentina, Australia, etc. Field Hockey has a tremendous reach and it has a viewership total which comes close to 200crores.
Tennis is one of the most famous sport and the four Grand Slams especially Wimbledon is one of the most viewed sporting event of the year. This sport is famous all over the world and has a fan base following of around 100 to 150crores.
