What is the most liked sport in the world?

Football/Soccer
While it may not be apparent in the United States, association football—also known as soccer—is the most popular sport in the world by a vast margin. Soccer is king in virtually all of Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East, Central America, and Asia.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on worldpopulationreview.com


What sport is the most liked?

Top 10 Most Popular Sport in the World
  • Football – 3.5 Billion Followers. ...
  • Cricket – 2.5 Billion Followers. ...
  • Basketball – 2.4 Billion Followers. ...
  • Hockey – 2 Billion followers. ...
  • Tennis – 1 Billion Followers. ...
  • Badminton – 950 Million Followers. ...
  • Volleyball – 900 Million Followers. ...
  • Table Tennis – 875 Million followers.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on thetealmango.com


What's the most popular sport in the world 2020?

The Top 10 Most Popular Sports in The World – 2020
  • Soccer. The first option on the list shouldn't be surprising to a lot of people. ...
  • Cricket. Coming up on the list behind soccer is cricket. ...
  • Basketball. ...
  • Hockey. ...
  • Tennis. ...
  • Volleyball. ...
  • Table Tennis. ...
  • Baseball.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pledgesports.org


What sport is the hardest?

Boxing. The Sweet Science. That's the sport that demands the most from the athletes who compete in it. It's harder than football, harder than baseball, harder than basketball, harder than hockey or soccer or cycling or skiing or fishing or billiards or any other of the 60 sports we rated.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on espn.com


What is the least famous sport?

11 Least Popular Sports in the World
  1. 1 | Kabbadi. Kabbadi is the national sport of Bangladesh and, from what I can tell, it's a mix of rugby without a ball and red rover.
  2. 2 | Motocross/motorcycle racing. ...
  3. 3 | Fencing. ...
  4. 4 | Polo. ...
  5. 5 | Archery. ...
  6. 6 | Sailing. ...
  7. 7 | Canadian football. ...
  8. 8 | Weightlifting. ...
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on 11points.com


Top 10 Most Popular Sports In The World



What is the #1 sport in America?

1. American Football. American football, or simply football as it is referred to in America, is by far the most popular sport in America, and its Major League, the NFL, is the league that runs TV.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on sportsbrief.com


What is the safest sport?

OVERALL FINAL SCORES. Analysis: Boys and girls tennis emerged as the safest sports, with very few overall injuries, concussions, time loss due to injuries, surgeries, and catastrophic injuries.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on healthysportindex.com


What is the fastest growing sport?

A hybrid of badminton, pingpong and tennis, it was the fastest-growing sport in the country from 2019 to 2021, according to an industry group that tracks sport participation.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on nbcnews.com


What is the best sport in the 2022?

Revealed! Top 15 most popular sports in the world in 2022
  • Table Tennis (Ping Pong)
  • Basketball. ...
  • Baseball. ...
  • Rugby. ...
  • Golf. ...
  • Track and Field. ...
  • Badminton. Badminton is one of the most popular sports in the world, despite its ubiquity. ...
  • Swimming. Swimming dates back much further than we can recall. ...
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on sportsbrief.com


Which country is best in sports?

Best Countries Rankings
  • #1. Canada.
  • #2. Japan.
  • #3. Germany.
  • #4. Switzerland.
  • #5. Australia.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on usnews.com


Which sport has the most deaths?

1. Base Jumping. Base jumping is undoubtedly the world's most dangerous sport. The statistics show that there is a far bigger chance of dying base jumping than doing any other activity.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on rulesofsport.com


What is the highest paying sport?

1. BasketBall. Basketball ranks first in the list of highest-paying sports in the world. National Basketball Association (NBA), composed of 30 teams is the most popular and highest paying basketball league in the world.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on thetealmango.com


What sport has the most injuries?

Basketball. According to 2019 statistics, basketball causes the most injuries compared to any other team sport. Young people and adults who play basketball are exposed to various injuries including fractures, facial injuries, deep thigh bruises, ankle sprains and knee injuries.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on mosportsmed.com


What's the most boring sport?

Golf is Britain's most boring sport

Golf holds a long lead over the next most boring sports. American Football is the second most snooze-worthy sport, being branded boring by 59% of people who have ever watched it, followed closely by cricket (58%), darts (also 58%) and snooker (57%).
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on yougov.co.uk


What is the easiest sport?

Here's a list of easy sports that can be picked up easily without material time or money investment:
  • Badminton. Hands down, one of the easiest and most rewarding sport to learn is Badminton. ...
  • Swimming. Swimming is a sport that can be learned at any age. ...
  • Cycling. ...
  • Table Tennis. ...
  • Volleyball.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on exambazaar.com


Which sport has the most fights?

Hockey, of course, is the sport most associated with fighting. It even birthed the old and terrible dad joke about attending a boxing match and a hockey game breaking out. Fighting has lessened in recent years as many teams replaced their goons with players possession actual talent.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on theguardian.com


What is Japan's national sport?

Technically speaking, Sumo is the national sport of Japan, but with sold-out stadiums around the country, baseball is very popular. Japan's twelve professional baseball teams garner a devoted following from people of all ages.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp


What is the biggest sport?

In 2020 the most popular sport in the world is soccer. With more than 4 billion worldwide this sport is in fact the most loved by players and players around the globe.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on statisticsanddata.org


What is the weirdest sport ever?

Take a trip around the world with us to explore The World's 12 Strangest Sports.
  • Toe Wrestling - England. ...
  • Chess Boxing - International. ...
  • Underwater Hockey - England. ...
  • Man VS. ...
  • Shin Kicking - England. ...
  • Buzkashi - Afghanistan. ...
  • Quidditch - Hogwarts. ...
  • Extreme Ironing - International.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on shopboxbasics.com


What days have no sports?

The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games—MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL—are the day before and the day after the Baseball All-Star Game.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on bleacherreport.com


What is the most difficult sport to master?

Top Ten Tuesday: Most Difficult Sports To Play
  1. Boxing/MMA. Yes, boxing and mixed martial arts are competitors, but they're getting thrown together in the same category at No.
  2. Baseball. Many argue that hitting a baseball is the most difficult thing in sports. ...
  3. Ice Hockey. ...
  4. Football. ...
  5. Water Polo. ...
  6. Golf. ...
  7. Rugby. ...
  8. Tennis. ...
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on wolfsports.com


What sport has the most injuries 2021?

Football. Football is the sport that causes the most injuries, with an estimated 455,449 annually.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on stlukeshealth.org