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Top 10 Most Famous Sports in the World – According to Popularity

Whenever we think about the sport, we feel enthusiastic and adventurous. Because it is not just a feeling, we also get involved into it. So here are the top 10 most famous sports in the world.

Top 10 Most Famous Sports in the World

1. Football

Football is in the number one position, because its craze amongst the people is at number one.  Football is more passionate game in which player are play for revenge, honor and diligence. Fans can easily connect with their passion for winning moves.  No matter where are you from, how much you like the people surrounded by you but in case of football there is one thing that remain constant and that is Passion to watch this sport. In to which players gives the big shocks to the audience with every possible moves. This has not such an age limit. Football is also a very simple game to understand for the people so that audience connects easily with this sport by their general knowledge about this sport. It has the estimated fan following of nearly 3.5 Billion. This game is mainly popular in Europe, America, Africa and Asia. Which easily puts Football in first place of Top 10 Most Famous Sports in the World list.

2. Cricket

Second top most famous game in the world is cricket. Which is also known as cheapest game in the world, due to that most of the audience related to this sport plays cricket at their playground little playground and on their streets also. Its basic requirements are One Ball, Bat and Stumps, so simple. Due to that the fan following of this game at the second number around 2.5 Billion from all over the world. This game is mainly popular in Asia, UK, Australia and South Africa. Which have 15+ international team from all over the world. The top teams involved in this sport are from India, Australia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, England Bangladesh and Pakistan. It successfully makes cricket in second place of Top 10 Most Famous Sports in the World list.

3. Hockey

Hockey is the game into which two teams are played against each other and they try to snatch the ball from the opponent and try to fix it by make reach to the goal post at their particular end. Hockey has it lot many types out of which field Hockey got the huge amount of support from the peoples and mark up to the estimated fan following of nearly 2.2 Billion. This sport is mainly popular in Europe, Australia, Netherland, UK, Asia and New Zealand. If we look at history which says that Hockey is 4000years old, and its origin from Ireland. Initially they were written it as Hockie, later it as Hooky. During 15th century they banned some of these game in which stick is used.  But have a look from 19th century to nowadays, which spread all over the world and gain huge amount of popularity. According its popularity, Hockey easily achieve third place in Top 10 Most Famous Sports in the World list. 

4. Tennis

Tennis is played between two players or mix double. It played in small court. This means it will requires less amount of space means lesser amount of audience, although it is be a part of top 10 famous sports in the world, which grossed 2 Billion of fans from all over the world. This sport is basically famous in Europe, USA, UK, Asia and Australia. This sport requires tennis Racket and tennis Ball to be played. Tennis is an Olympic sport, with it does not have any age limit. Tennis is number fourth in Top 10 Most Famous Sports in the World list.

5. Basketball

Basketball is the sport into which ball is snatch from one another and put it in to the basket without touching it or by any body parts to its excluding head and hand. This sport is played between two teams, each team have five members. The diameter of the basketball basket is 18inches and is mounted at the height of 10 feet from the ground. This sport had invented at the end of 18th century. Which is almost played worldwide but famous in USA, Europe, Australia and UK? This sport is also the part of the Olympics. Fan base of Basketball is around 2 Billion. With an amazing audience base Basketball came fifth in Top 10 Most Famous Sports in the World List.

6. Volleyball

Volleyball is played between two team with each one has six players into it. There is several type of the volleyball like Beach Volleyball, Indoor Volleyball and Grass Volleyball. The gross fan base of volleyball is about 900 Million all over the world. It was included in the Olympic in 1964. In this game two teams are passing the ball to each other by striking the ball through their hands and the team who fail to pass to other will looses the one point. This sport is mainly popular in Asia, Europe, USA, UK and Australia. This sport was invented in 1895 in USA

7. Baseball

Baseball is another famous sport in the world. It is again played between two teams of nine players each. Baseball is the bat and ball game in which the fielding side will attempt to defend the score, if they got success to attempt then they will win this game and if they don’t means they lose it. Baseball has an average fan base of around world is 600 Million. This sport is mainly popular in USA, Japan, Cuba and in few others. It is first invented in 18th century.

8. Table Tennis

Table Tennis is the game of two players who play on the small table with table tennis racket and ball. The player who skipped the ball will lose one point. In this way one who got 25 points will win the set, each game has 3 sets. Table tennis is the short length game, which hardly take 30 to 40 minutes for its completion. The overall fan base of Table Tennis is about 800 Million. This game was founded in 1926 and included to Olympic in 1988. This game is popular in America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

9. Boxing

The word Boxing means Prizefighter. If we explain this term means that the fighter who battled with another fighter to win the prize. Which basically means that Boxing is the combat game? Boxing is played in the boxing ring, with wearing protective hand gloves. It contains total three rounds and each of three –three minutes into that one who struck maximum punches will win the match. It is founded before 1500 BC and included to Olympics in 688 BC ancient Greece and to modern Olympic in 1904. It has the gross fan base of over 500 Million. Boxing is mainly popular in Asia, USA, Canada, Europe and in so many countries.

10. Golf

Golf is one of the Royal sport amongst all the other one, Believes in earlier days. But nowadays that thinking is changed. This is the game of Club and Ball into which players use different clubs to hit the ball to put the ball into the holes. Playground of golf is huge in which many of individual players is play at a time. Generally total numbers of holes are 9 and their diameter is around 4.25inches. This game was included in the Olympics only 3 times in 1900, 1904, 2016. The overall fan base is around 400 Million. This game is popular in USA, Europe, Asia and in many other countries.

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