The most popular sports in the world
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Football (soccer) · Cricket · Basketball. (Updated Sep 3, 2025.)
The world's most popular sports by estimated number of fans. Football is out in front and cricket is second. What is your favourite sport?
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Top 11
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1
Football (soccer)
About 3.5 billion fans, on every continent.
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2
Cricket
About 2.5 billion fans, especially in South Asia.
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3
Basketball
About 2 billion fans.
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4
Hockey
About 2 billion, counting field and ice hockey.
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5
Tennis
About 1 billion fans.
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6
Volleyball
About 900 million fans.
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7
Table tennis
About 850 million fans.
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8
Baseball
Most popular in the Americas and Japan.
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9
Rugby
Much loved in New Zealand, South Africa and Britain.
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10
Golf
About 450 million fans.
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11
American football
The NFL's game, about 400 million fans.
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