But soccer dominates the big money, taking the top three spots on the list. Youtube revenue and usage statistics 2020 business of apps. Most people in poor countries on earth still have no television, but in rich countries such as usa, japan, uk has over 95% of television access. List of mostwatched television broadcasts wikipedia. Rwc 2015 declared biggest and best tournament to date. From these humble beginnings, youtube has gone on to become one of the worlds most ubiquitous apps the natural home of the shortvideo format so prevalent in. Tv viewers and ratings of most watched sporting events in the u.
I said that soccer is the most watched sporting event in the world. However, below is a rough estimate of some of the most watched sports in the world, based off of media coverage. What are the most exciting sporting events in the world. What is the most watched sporting event in the world. Released in february 2018, it is a newcomer in this list. Dominated by spanish clubs since being founded in 1955, the uefa champions league has become the.
This is of course only an estimate and an approximate list, as there are way too many parameters to take into consideration in order to come up with a definitive list of worlds most popular. This event is one of the most attended and watched worldwide. Of the 50 mostwatched sporting events in the united states in 2015, a whopping 43 were nfl games, according to data collected by sportsmediawatch. It is hard to argue with that statement given the tenure of the olympic games.
The biggest sports events of 2016 some of the biggest sporting events including the summer olympics, uefa euro and cybathlon are set to unfold and thrill sports enthusiasts around the world. Last years super bowl xlix was the most watched event in u. April 22, 2015 view fullsize click to enlarge shared on fancred. Indias ms dhoni may well be leading his team into the most watched sporting event in history. Recordbreaking start as rwc 2015 reaches pool phase. These were the highlights of apples 2015 developers conference. From july 2015 to may 2016, the venues for the 2016 summer olympics and paralympics will be tested, by hosting various events in them. Launched in early 2015, it is one of indias most downloaded apps and has attracted more than 300 million monthly active users maus on the back of highly evolved video streaming technology and. The fact that a rivalry game in not even the most watched soccer league can beat super bowl in spectator numbers contradicts the argument that the super bowl is the worlds biggest sporting event.
Google reveals the 10 most popular sporting events in worldwide searches during 2017. Usually it tends to gather a lot of audience, owing to the sports popularity through out the world. 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. Hotstar and akamai set global streaming record during vivo. What are the most televised sports events worldwide. An exciting sports must be able to create, offer and show a high level of thrills, suspense, anxiety and drama every single minute, from start to finish. App download and usage statistics 2019 business of apps. Six nations the best attended sporting event on the planet. The six nations is the best attended sporting event in the world, beating high profile competitors like the nfl and the football world cup. Ranking the biggest events in sports bleacher report.
It has certainly captured the imagination, however, as reflected in the presence in the top10 mostplayed. Image caption chinabased wings gaming won the international in 2016 for the uninitiated, dota 2 is a freetoplay battle arena game for pc. Boxing the fight of the century between mayweather a. It must be exciting enough that players or participants of the sports plus the spectators hav. The statistic depicts projected figures for total worldwide tv viewership of major sporting events in 2014. The 2014 fifa world cup held in brazil was watched by a staggering 3 billion people. So when it comes to the world cup, it is the most popular event for the most popular sport. Each year, more than 12,000 private jets touch down at st moritzs private airport, a large proportion of which come for the winter polo world cup. To put that into perspective, the worlds population is 7 billion, which means 3 out of every 7 people in the world were glued to the action from footballs quadrennial showpiece. These global sporting events totally dwarf the super bowl. The 26 mostwatched sporting events of the past year. Top 10 most watched sports in the world 2017 sport.
What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. Top sporting events of 2011 last updated on november 15th, 2015 at 12. The brazilian grand prix is one of the most memorable events as it has seen a multitude of tight races. Regional annual sporting events like the super bowl in the u. This is already the most talked about rugby event ever on social media and the most talked about sporting event of 2015 in the uk, and there is no doubt that the unforgettable moments are inspiring new audiences around the world to get active and get into.
These were the highlights of apples 2015 developers. Top 10 sporting events with greatest television audience. The 2015 cricket world cup is estimated to have been watched by an estimated 2. April 22, 2015 what are the most watched sporting events in the world. The fifa world cup final in 2014 is projected to draw around 350 million tv viewers. Most think of the olympics as the longest running international competition. At ajb we are all massive sports fans with youngsy being the rugby man, joe covering pretty much anything and me keeping a close eye on the football. 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.
The most downloaded games chart of 2018, as we might expect, has much in common with the mostpopular mobile games by mau. Richest sporting events in the world only horse racing, with three races, comes close. Recordbreaking start as rwc 2015 reaches pool phase halfway point. 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. The 10 sporting events listed draw a combined television audience of more than 14billion between them with the numberone watched tournament alone attracting a viewership of almost half the. Whats the best sporting event in the world to attend. Forget ben hur, sundays world cup clash between india and pakistan is set to be 10.
Apple kicked off its worldwide developers conference in san francisco on monday with a keynote address from ceo tim cook and the companys top brass. Quite easily the worlds most popular sporting event, had to belong to the worlds most popular sport. If youre serious about making an appearance at the most exclusive sporting event on earth, then dont dare miss the st moritz snow polo world cup. Google reveals the 10 most popular sporting events of 2017. Launched in early 2015, it is one of indias most downloaded apps and has attracted more than 350 million followers on the back of a highly evolved video streaming technology and high attention to. The super bowl has turned into an allamerican holiday, where everyone gathers around with friends and family, eats junk food, debates about which company has the best commercial, and of course, cheers on their favorite team to win the big game. You know what, if you see in tv all the sports event the most high number of of spectators is soccer. The worlds most prestigious sporting event is snow polo.