Football
With over 3.5 billion fans worldwide, football ("soccer") is the most popular sport on the planet. It always ranks at the top of the majority of the credible lists published.
Usually, popularity is measured based on the "number of viewers/fans". According to a website called mostpopularsports.net, here are the top 3:
Additional opinions from WikiAnswers sports fans:
"Most popular" could mean "most watched," "most played," or "most revenue-generating." Based on the variable definition of "most popular" the following observations apply:
Most Frequently Cited Ranked Lists
1) Football: 3.3-3.5 billion fans (Europe, Africa, Asia, Americas, etc.)
2) Cricket: 2-3 billion fans (India, UK, Pakistan, Asia, Australia, etc.)
3) Field hockey: 2-2.2 billion fans (Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia)
4) Tennis: Around 1 billion fans (Europe, Americas, Asia)
5) Volleyball: Around 900 million fans (Asia, Europe, Americas, Australia)
6) Table tennis: Around 900 million fans (Asia, Europe, Africa, Americas)
7) Baseball: Around 500 million fans (US, Japan, Cuba, Dominican Republic)
8) Golf: Around 400 million fans (US, Canada, Europe)
9) Gridiron (American football): 390-410 million fans (US mainly)
10) Basketball: Not more than 400 million fans (US, Canada mainly)
Another list from sportingo.com/answers.com/Wikipedia
1. Soccer (association football, also known as futbolin various Spanish-speaking countries)
2. Cricket
3. Rugby
4. Field Hockey
T5: Baseball
T5: Basketball
There are often minor variations in this list.
Wiki User
∙ 2013-08-20 18:29:51Wiki User
∙ 2011-03-07 19:11:10Answers from sportingo.com/answers.com/Wikipedia
1. Baseball
2. Cricket
3. Rugby
4. Field Hockey
T5: Soccer
T5: Basketball
There are often minor variations in this list.
IMPORTANT NOTE: if you see an answer stating volleyball (998 million players) is the most popular, you have been tricked by this completely false website:
Wiki User
∙ 2011-02-14 17:16:24soccer known as futbol
Wiki User
∙ 2017-08-06 09:31:12I think cricket.
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