Sep 24, 2014 i think the exact answer to your question would depend on how you define big visitors television audience prize money etc. With such substantial numbers, it will remain the same for many years, but to me, it is hard to crown the super bowl as the biggest sporting event in the world. Soccer, tennis, golf, wrestling, auto racing, arena football, field lacrosse, box lacrosse and volleyball are also played in the country. This simple chart shows the most profound shift thats occurred in the us sporting. Open tennis and college football begin this week, and the nfl begins next weekend. The following is an incomplete list of sports venues that currently have or once had a highest attendance of 100,000 people or more. Ticket america provides sports tickets to all major events. Argentine polo is considered the best in the world, and its no wonder the argentine open championship is the top draw for the sport s best players and most knowledgeable fans. The tours arrival in the various cities and towns is.
The best top 10 x factor auditions of all the times no. The most watched sporting events in the world are the olympics and the fifa world cup. The 200 most important events in sports history bleacher. More recently, in 20 fifa introduced its taskforce. List of mostwatched television broadcasts wikipedia. These global sporting events totally dwarf the super bowl. Top 5 most watched sporting events worldwide youtube.
Nov 09, 20 top 5 most watched sporting events worldwide please likesharesubscribecomment for more videos. American greetings sends taylor swift greeting card mobile. The indy 500 takes place on memorial day weekend each year and features 33 starting indycars racing around a 2. There are many more things that happen each year related to sport, but here i am trying to list just those significant events for world sports. I estimate that the numbers in the source article are bs. Probably the worlds most universal sport being in the top 7 sports in every single country measured and a major sport of interest in asia, europe, australasia, latin and north america.
The most watched sporting events in the world roadtrips. Around 112 million people watched last years big game between the patriots and falcons, and those numbers dont necessarily reflect the number of people watching at parties, in bars or streaming illegally. Mar 05, 2010 our ranking reveals that america s super bowl is the most valuable name in the events niche, generating more revenue than a typical day of the winter and summer games combined. Top 10 most watched sporting competitions posted by smashing lists leave a comment sport is an integral part of human identity, the need to compete with one another stems right back to the earlier days when rivalries would be settled usually with intensely violent physical confrontation.
I chose not to include events that wont have a location decided well in advance, such as the nba finals or world series, because those are harder to plan for. Most popular sports shows watched by africanamericans in the. Well, here are the 10 mostwatched sporting events on television in the world and there are a couple of surprising entries on this list, it has to be said. American football is the most popular sport to watch in the united states. We have years of experience handling tickets to all sports. This statistic shows the highest attended sporting events worldwide in the period from 20 to 2016. Now, taylor swift fans worldwide will have access to the fabulous digital greeting cards as american greetings announces the international expansion of its taylor swift greeting card mobile app. The following content contains the tentative list of the mostwatched television broadcasts. Of the 50 most watched sporting events in the united states in 2015, a whopping 43 were nfl games, according to data collected by sportsmediawatch. A cultural history, tour historian christopher thompson describes it as an image of a vigorous and progressive french nation and a portrait of health for the people of france. List of sporting venues with a highest attendance of 100,000.
In australian rules football, the afl grand final, held annually at the melbourne cricket ground, draws approximately 100,000 spectators, making it the worlds highest attended league championship event. The fifa world cup held every four years has a huge tv audience an accumulated audience of over 30 billion people watched the 2006 world cup in germany i know thats more than the worlds population, this figure is an accumulated audience, meaning if people. So, with the help of 2016s media ratings, heres an estimated guide to the top 10 most watched sports in the world. Lance armstrong left is being interviewed by oprah winfrey in january. The 14 best sporting events in america to travel to in 2016. Of the 50 mostwatched sporting events in the united states in 2015, a whopping 43 were nfl games, according to data collected by sportsmediawatch. From the perfect green surfaces and celebrity crowd to the mandatory white sporting attire and henman hill, wimbledon is an incredible event. However, within the continent, there is such a following of the nfl that the native fans have been able to launch it into this list with an. Top 10 most watched sports pledge sportspledge sports. The most watched sporting events in the world worldatlas. In fact, most of the major players in football are either a part of college football, or they begin their careers in college football, where their talent is exposed, and they get hired by major clubs or the national teams. The worlds most watched sporting events sportsnewsireland. Jan 15, 2018 the super bowl is the biggest sporting event in north america. This map from grantland shows all 18,104 passes thrown during the 20 season.
Sport is like passion for the millions of people and when any of the sporting events occur, people follow it with utmost dedications and enthusiasm. Well, here are the 10 most watched sporting events on television in the world and there are a couple of surprising entries on this list, it has to be said. Highest grossing movies top itunes songs top selling games top rated tv shows more. Wimbledon is one of the most iconic and recognisable events in the sporting world. Dan carp, bryan silverman and matt berezo 20, soccer politics pages.
Based on my findings and experiences i have chose 5 events to represent the largest sporting events in the world. The world cup only comes around every four years but it is by far the most popular global sporting event. Regional annual sporting events like the super bowl in the u. List of sporting venues with a highest attendance of. The brazilian grand prix is one of the most memorable events as it has seen a multitude of tight races. The 26 most watched sporting events of 20 were all nfl games, including sixteen in the regular season alone. Richest most populated largest most expensive poorest cleanest richest people fastest top 10 lists entertainment. Super bowl 20 becomes third mostwatched programme ever in us sunday ratings. American football is the most popular sport to watch in the united states, followed by baseball, basketball, and ice hockey, which makes up the 4 major sports.
On a widely circulated list of popular sports based on fans, soccer is rightly so in the top position. Dec 31, 2014 top 10 most tweeted 2014 sports events. What is the most watched sporting event in the world. Ill wager that most in the us, like me, dont understand the value of a draw vs a loss. In fact, sporting events make up the majority of the most popular tv. Nbcs nfl sunday night football averaged around 22 million viewers last fall, making it the mostwatched program in all of tv during the just. With permanent seating capacity for 257,000 fans, the indianapolis motor speedway, in indianapolis, indiana, is the largest spectator sporting facility in the world and hosts one of car racings most famous racesthe indianapolis 500.
The most popular sport in the united states is a strange, complex. Of the four traditional major leagues, only the nhl has more than one team in canada. Jul 30, 2014 top 10 worlds biggest sporting events. Sports tickets for all major sporting events at ticket. Highest attended sporting events worldwide from 20 to 2016. The human rights heritage of mega sporting events mses. Top 25 attended sporting events worldwide 2016 statista.
Americas top ten sporting events bleacher report latest. Soccer, or football, has been long considered the most popular sport in the world. Like most tornados, the storm that tore through moore, okla. The pinnacle of tennis, where legends are made and historical sporting moments are created. Wimbledon finals in top 10 most watched annual events and roger federer 4th highest paid sportsman. Included here is a list of the 14 best sporting events to travel for in 2016.
Sport in the usa are an important part of american culture. The 20 laureus world sportsman and sportswoman of the year awards went to sprinter usain bolt and british athlete jessica ennis. The top five us sports moments of 20 sport the guardian. Jul 18, 2016 when you think of the most watched sports events of 2016 to date, surely you will envision the super bowl as number one as it has been for years. These are the 5 biggest sporting events in the world pledge. Included are also those venues which have closed, been refurbished, or have been proposed. Ive 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. The freihofers run for women is also an iaaf road race label event. Top 10 sporting events with greatest television audience. The order of what is the best changes every year because some events change location and other events dont occur every year, but theres never a lack of something to travel for. Here is a timeline of some significant events in the world of sport. Feb 05, 2016 last years super bowl xlix was the most watched event in u. For each of the following, please say whether you are a fan of that sport or not.
Highest grossing movies top itunes songs top selling games top rated tv shows. Google reveals the 10 most popular sporting events of 2017. In fact, us sports are not top on the list anywhere else in the world so you might be in for a shock when you learn just which sporting events were the most watched ever. This statistic provides information on the number of tv viewers of major sporting events in 2018 in the united states, sorted by sport.
Most sports fans have at some point wondered what the most watched ever sporting. Jul 03, 2018 the most watched sporting events in the world are the olympics and the fifa world cup. Why was the united states reluctant to adopt soccer into its sports culture. Olympics and fifa world cup are the most watched, most prestigious and most international sports events in the world. Many people automatically assume the super bowl is the worlds most watched sporting event, but according to our.
Pick any event you are interested in to see seating, pricing, and delivery details. See where the olympics rank on our list of top 10 sporting events. Sep 02, 20 most popular award shows watched by africanamericans in the u. A formula one race or grand prix is a sporting event which takes place over three days usually friday to sunday, with a series of practice and qualifying sessions prior to a race on sunday. Sports in the united states are an important part of american culture. Most popular sports shows watched by africanamericans in. The super bowl is the biggest television event in america, which means that its also the most preplanned event of the year, something theoretically. A look at the top 20 sporting events in america 2014 edition. What are the 5 biggest sporting events in the world. For france, le tour is an event of significant cultural importance which the nation takes great pride in hosting.
Jul 19, 20 sports media watch compiled a list of the 50 most watched sporting events so far in 20. Much of the world grinds to a halt as 32 nations battle to be crowned world cup champions. This is one of the most exciting times of the year in sports. Super bowl is the mostwatched show in us tv history super bowl 2014 was mostwatched programme ever in us. See the rest of time s top 10 of everything 20 lists here. List of the most watched sporting events in the world according to average television audience size. The teams that compete in the world cup finals are those that emerge from a series of qualifying rounds played out over the prior. Data shows that the london 2012 olympic games have the highest ever number of viewers among sporting events in the world. If youre not a fan of cricket, you may not grasp just how popular the game is. What the 10 most viewed sports events tells us about our bond. The 2015 cricket world cup is estimated to have been watched by an estimated 2. What are some of the most watched sporting event worldwide.
625 652 1123 406 978 265 1056 918 871 456 606 113 1238 1089 563 609 324 433 417 829 742 1444 340 350 786 803 1485 611 1289 902 279 817 939 659 667 796 541 1308 33 1415 816 616 319 1266