User:Tallyhothefox/sandbox

This is a list of the most popular sports in the World. The NFL is king and Football (no not Soccer) is by far the most popular in the world. Tennis is not shown ion the list because no one watches it. maybe like a million people globally and that's because they have like 10 tv's in their house and have tennis on every tv.

Rank Sport Estimated Global Following Sphere of Influence

1 Football (NFL) 11.8 billion Globally

2 Soccer (Yes, Soccer) 4 billion Globally

3 Cricket - 2.5 billion primarily UK and Commonwealth, South Asia (Indian subcontinent)

4 Hockey (Ice and Field) - 2 billion Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Australia

5 Volleyball (along with Beach Volleyball) 900 million Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania

6 Table tennis 875 million Mainly East Asia

7 Basketball 825 million Globally

8 Baseball 500 million primarily United States, Caribbean and East Asia

9 Rugby (League and Union) 475 million primarily UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Oceania, South Africa, Argentina, and Japan.

10 Water Polo - 200 Million

Tennis isn't on the list because no one cares