Sports in the world Today we are going to take a look at the top 10 most popular sports in the world

Top 8 Most Popular Sports – 2022 Updated Table

rank	Sport	Estimated Fans	Regional Popularity
1.	Soccer / Association Football	3.5 Billion	Europe, Africa, Asia, America
2.	Cricket	2.5 Billion	Asia, Australia, UK
3.	Basketball	2.2 Billion	US, Canada, China, and the Philippines
4.	Field Hockey	2 Billion	Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
5.	Tennis	1 Billion	Europe, Americas, and Asia
6.	Volleyball	900 Million	Asia, Europe, Americas, and Australia
7.	Table Tennis	850 Million	Asia, Europe, Africa, and Americas
8.	Baseball	500 Million	US, Japan, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic

Most Popular Sports in The World – Detailed Stats

1. Soccer / Association Football – 3.5 Billion Followers

At the top of the list of Most Popular Sports is soccer with 3.3-3.5 billion fans all over the world.

Association football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world’s most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each end. The objective of the game is to score by using any part of the body besides the arms and hands to get the football into the opposing goal.

The goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms while it is in play and then only in their penalty area. And now, it also holds its place among the richest sports in the world in 2022. Here is how Soccer ranks on different criteria that we have set to rank the sports.