What Are The Most Popular Sports In The World?

The article is What Are The Most Popular Sports In The World? It seems that more than half of the world population love the association football (soccer). The followers for the game in the world for this game is as high as compared to other sports. Sports Takis will analyse the most loved sports in the world by it’s popularity, craziness for the game, followers of the sports and majority of the sport which is being played, watched, followed and loved by people in the world.

Most popular sports in the world may differ by country but the question is what are the most popular sports in the world? So is the analysis by SportsTakis here.

10. Golf

Golf is one of the most loved and popular sport around Western Europe, East Asia and North America. According to Golf Today magazine 60 million people around the world regularly play golf. Golf was first played in Scotland and then spread to United Kingdom and to the world.

The game is about to hit the ball to a determined course with the help of fewest possible amount of strokes.

9. Rugby

The main playing sphere of rugby are United Kingdom and Commonwealth with the fan following of around 475 Million. The origin of the sport first take placed in England and the spread to other parts as Australia and New Zealand.

This sport contains two teams with 15 players each and they carry or pass or kick a ball to the end line of the field to score the points.

8. Baseball

According to reports baseball has around 500 Million global followers, with majority of followers in the United States, Caribbean and Japan.

The sport is like cricket bat and ball where two teams of nine players and they do batting and fielding to earn points. Many countries have declared Baseball as their national game.

7. Basketball

It was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 in Massachusetts, United States.  Actually he invented it as an alternative to football to be played indoors and decrees the potential to cause accidents.

Basketball is played by two teams having five players each, where a player has to  successfully shoot the ball through a hoop elevated 10 feet from the ground.

6. Table Tennis

The main playing nation for the game are South Korea, Sweden, and China but it has around 900 million  followers worldwide.  It first played in the 19th Century in England as a miniature version of the sports lawn tennis. Initially the sport was known as “Ping Pong”.

Table tennis is played between two teams of four players, they hit a  lightweight ball over a net on a table with the help of rackets.

5. Volleyball

It was initially played and invented in US by William G. Morgan in 1895. Now the main playing nation are Western Europe and North America and it has more than 900 million fans worldwide. The main concept of the game came from basketball, tennis, handball and baseball’s elements.

It is played between two team of six players each and each player try to throw a ball over a net.

4. Tennis

1 Billion fans around the globe shows the popularity and influence of the game. It’s mainly popular in Egyptians, Romans and the Greeks. Before spreading to other parts of Europe and to the whole world it first played in France.

The sport is played by two teams of with one or two players each and they bounce a ball over a net by use of tennis rackets. When the opponent does not throw back the ball in the predetermined dimensions of the rectangular court then points are earned .

3. Field Hockey

Field hockey has global following of 2 Billion. Its primary sphere of influence is in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. In the 1800’s the contemporary field hockey sport was first played in England.

The game is almost similar to soccer except that the players use sticks to drive the ball instead of feet.

The sport is widely loved and played in India, Pakistan and Australia.

2. Cricket

From the last decade cricket has spread exponentially through out the world. Since the influence of IPL cricket game and other league cricket tournament it has collected fans from all over the world. It has 2.5 Billion estimated global fan following and now it has become a red hot topic of the world. England is the country where it was played at first.

Cricket game consists of two teams of eleven players in each team. Each team try to score and compete with bat and ball with most runs.

1. Association Football (Soccer)

The number one ranked sport is Soccer which is known as Association Football. Over half of the world’s population has the influence of the game. It has a estimated 4.0 Billion fan following all over the world.

It is believed to be played in China first in 2nd Century. Although Romans, Greeks, and Japanese have also been thought as possible first players of the sport. It is more popular in Europe and Americas than any other continent.

The objective of the sport is to drive a ball into the goal defended by the opponent team. The game plays between two teams of eleven players and two goals.

Check-out the countries and their national sports in the world here.