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The Most Popular Sports in the World
Name the world's most popular sports (by number of fans)
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Last updated: February 9, 2013
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| First submitted | February 9, 2013 |
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Source: Most Popular Sports website (http://mostpopularsports.net/)
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kalbahamut
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Level 82
Feb 10, 2013
:) I estimate that the numbers in the source article are BS. I've traveled all over the world and met tons of people who are fans of basketball (enormously popular everywhere from Latin America to Europe to Asia and the Middle East). I've never met anyone who was a fan of table tennis or volleyball. And hockey #3? I probably meet more people who like car racing and mixed martial arts. Quite a few more that are fans of pro wrestling (I know, not a real sport). I almost believe cricket is placed that high just because of India and Pakistan, but 2.5 billion fans? That would require that every single person in all 10 or so countries where cricket is even played are fans. I don't think that's true. I know tons of Brits and I think only one of them actually likes cricket. He gets made fun of by all the others for not watching football/soccer. I know quite a few Indians and Pakistanis, too. They're not all cricket fans, though several are.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Feb 10, 2013
followed the link and looked at their criteria... they are making assumptions based on internet traffic. So... maybe cricket fans are especially obsessed. and volleyball probably gets a boost from non-athletics-related searches, as does tennis. Just a theory.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Feb 10, 2013
and... did you cut it off at top 8 instead of top 10 so that basketball and American football didn't make the list? haha. ;-) caught you.
Irreality
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Level 70
Apr 30, 2014
Some of the biggest cricketing nations are India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. All countries with extremely high populations.
Jiaozira
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Level 70
Nov 11, 2016
Table tennis is so high because of China, (very popular over there). Cricket is also very popular in other places besides South Asia, such as the Caribbean, and South Asia alone is already very large in terms of population. The data is enormous in proportion, but perhaps not unbelievable.
aboajaka
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Level 45
Nov 30, 2020
I assure you that basketball is a very small sport here in Europe. And table tennis is huge in China. Cricket is huge in India.
Ozchris
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Level 33
Feb 20, 2013
Well I'd be the 1st to admit the numbers are debatable. I did a reasonable amount of research though and these were about as reliable as I could find. Actually, if the source is based on internet interest the bias is almost definitely against cricket. I.e. popular cricket following nations such as India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the West India have low internet use (for obvious reasons.)
Ozchris
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Level 33
Feb 20, 2013
kalbahamut... 1 jetpark quiz without basketball and grid iron (or whatever it's called). I'm sure you'll live. ;) Besides, you really can't count grid iron... it participation rates are miniscule.
Ponderosa
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Level 86
Dec 4, 2013
At least the US quizzes don't use bizarre cutoffs to try and exclude Finland and Australia.
Ozchris
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Level 33
Mar 16, 2014
All those sleepless nights you must be having over this Speedy. :)
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Jul 3, 2018
Oz made so many quizzes during his brief stint here trying to showcase his bias against the USA that you'd almost think he would be proud of it, but instead he got quite perturbed and defensive whenever anyone pointed it out. But, yes, obviously the reason he made the cutoff 8 instead of 10 was because he found a top 10 list where #9 and #10 were American sports and he didn't want to include them. (I found the same list when I searched for the source)
billz
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Level 59
Apr 24, 2013
Nice quiz, the only one I didn't get was volleyball. Pretty surprising.
Ozchris
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Level 33
Mar 16, 2014
Yup, played in a lot of country. Lots of national and regional leagues I hear.
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