The so-called “King of Sports” baseball does not appear among the most popular
By: Luis Valenzuela
There is a large number of sports that in the world manage to combine billions of fans, some more than others, but there is one that exceeds 3000 million. followers and he is at the head and is not exactly the so-called “King of the sports“, he baseball.
Sport is very popular for different reasons, it is a practice that keeps you healthy, some practice it for health, others for fun.
Many times the sport is popular among people who do not even practice it and enjoy watching it the most.
Here we will tell you which sport is the most followers has and those who do not follow it.
Incredibly Cricket has 2.5 billion followers
Cricket is practiced in countries such as England, India, Pakistan and Australia, it is a very popular sport, there are records that the first Cricket match took place in the year 1646, it is a sport similar to cricket. baseballis played with a bat, a circular field and scoring runs.
Basketball with 2.4 billion followers
This sport has grown by leaps and bounds, it began at the end of the 19th century, it has fans around the world and its biggest niche is the United States, Canada, Japan and China.
The United States has the largest number of followersand becomes the most popular sport in the country.
Hockey reaches 2000 million followers
Here the two types come in to play this sport, one that is played on ice, a sport practiced in the United States and Canada, field hockey is very popular in India and Pakistan.
The difference between these two sports is that the one that is practiced on grass does not have body contact.
Tennis with 1 billion followers
The so-called white sport is the most popular individual sport in the world, the number of practitioners in the world is estimated at 60 million, between men and women, the doubles modality is also very common, its followers They are around the world.
Badminton with 950 million fans
The list also includes sports that are practiced on a single continent, however, they have a very high number of followerssuch is the case of Badminton.
To the surprise of many, this sport is one of the most popular in the world; there are around 220 million people who practice this sport.
Soccer is the sport with the most followers, around 3.5 billion.
But without a doubt the sport that most followers has in the world is the football with 3 thousand 500 million followers. Surprisingly the baseball It is not on this list.
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Every four years, more than half of the planet’s population watches and follows the World Cup, more than 250 million people play this sport, therefore, it is the most popular sport and the one that
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has in the world.
2023-11-05 03:46:11
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