In this short article, we will be talking about the top sports in the world that commands humongous fan base. If you are excited to know about it, then let us begin.
Soccer
This sport is really massive. In fact, sport is dominating any other sports in Europe, Africa and South America. World Cup final is viewed by approximately 600 million people and more than 200 countries have participated in its qualifying round.
Basketball
This is an extremely popular sport especially in China and US and even in continental Europe as well as South America. As a result, it becomes part of our list for global sports. Believe it or not, the finals for NBA league have been broadcasted to over 200 countries with about 10 countries represented on rosters.
Tennis
This is deemed to be universal sport and landed in top 7 sports in almost every country. Moreover, it’s considered to be a major sport in the following:
- North and Latin America
- Australasia
- Europe and;
- Asia
Cricket
As a matter of fact, this sport got all the action for media coverage for almost a quarter of world’s population in Indian subcontinent. It’s also a big sport in South Africa, Australia and UK.
You’d be surprised that in the 2011 and 2015 semi-finals and world cup respectively between India and Pakistan, it has been watched by over a billion fans.