Top 10 Trending Popular Sports in the World 2022
Here is the list of Top 10 Trending Popular Sports in the World 2022.
Rank | Sport | Worldwide Estimated Fans | Mainly Popular in |
1 | Soccer (Football) | 3.5 billion | Europe, Africa, Asia, America |
2 | Cricket | 2.5 billion | Asia, Australia, UK |
3 | Basketball | 2.2 billion | US, Canada, China, Philippines |
4 | Field Hockey | 2 billion | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
5 | Tennis | 1 billion | Europe, America, Asia |
6 | Volleyball | 900 million | Asia, Europe, America, Australia |
7 | Table Tennis | 850 million | Aisa, Europe, Africa, America |
8 | Baseball | 500 million | US, Japan, Cuba, Dominican Republic |
9 | Rugby | 410 million | USA (France), England, New Zealand, South Africa |
10 | Golf | 390 million | Asia, Europe, America, Canada |
1. Soccer (Football)
The most popular game in the world is Soccer or Football whatever you want to say.
Who doesn’t know about this? and if you don’t let me tell you. It is a sport where each team tries to put the ball in the opponent’s goalpost. Only the goalkeeper has the honor to touch the ball with his hands.
It is an intense game when both teams are at 0-0 goals in extra time trying to score and also defend their goal.
This is what I like about football it is fun to watch and the audience gets all riled up for their favorite teams.
You might have heard some popular names like Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar, etc. Yeah, that is football.
Rank – 1 Popularity – Around 3.5 billion fans worldwide
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2. Cricket
One game for which the Indians are super crazy is cricket. A game of 11 players each where one team scores and the other has to reach the given target.
I am not going to explain all of this because if you don’t know about cricket then, you really need to see the outside world.
Popular names like – MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, AB de Villiers, Sachin Tendulkar, David Warner, Virat Kohli, Ricky Ponting, Brendan McCullum, Kapil Dev, etc. Now don’t get angry that I have not written the name of your favorite player. There are thousands of players so I have just written a few over here.
Rank – 2 Popularity – Around 2.5 billion fans worldwide
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3. Basketball
Maybe it is not that popular in India but in outside countries, there is a big craze for this sport.
Simply put you need to dump the ball into the opponent’s hoop to get points. It is a game of spatial awareness, fast reflex, endurance, techniques, and whatnot.
I really don’t follow it that much but I have seen some matches which were really great. It’s great to see how people quickly move, quick turns to avoid and penetrate forward.
Rank – 3 Popularity – Around 2.2 billion fans worldwide
4. Field Hockey
It is considered the national sport of India and has gained much popularity like cricket still not at that level but increasing rapidly.
This is a game where players used a hockey stick to move and control the ball and to shoot it to the opponent’s goal.
To add more to it, Ice Hockey is also becoming a thing in India as it is played in different states like Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, etc. Basically, in the northern side of India where the temperature is low.
Rank – 4 Popularity – Around 2 billion fans worldwide
5. Tennis
It is mainly played as a solo sport but it is also played as a pair or duo. Here you need to hit the tennis ball with the racket and it needs to land on the other side of the net or your opponent gets one point.
The game is not that complex it is easy to understand. You just need good reflexes, and quick feet, and you can be one of the great players who knows.
It is played in India but has not gained that much popularity because not having the minimum infrastructure related to this game.
Rank – 5 Popularity – Around 1 billion fans worldwide
6. Volleyball
I have already written many posts about this game you can check them out here –
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In brief, it is a team game with six players on each side of the court trying to avoid the ball to fall on their side of the court.
You can only touch the ball for a few seconds and there are spikers, libero, setter, and blockers. You will know everything once you check out the above-mentioned posts.
Rank – 6 Popularity – Around 900 million fans worldwide
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7. Table Tennis
This game already had its popularity but now it has increased so much in different countries.
It is like tennis but played on a table. Unlike tennis’s big area, table tennis has a minimum area and you need extreme hand-eye coordination and quick reflexes to even hit the ball back to the opponent.
Rank – 7 Popularity – Around 850 million fans worldwide
8. Baseball
It is still not highly recognized in India but in other countries, it is a much more popular sport.
Here batters try to hit and run to score points and pitchers try to strike out the batter to avoid giving any runs. Batters need to reach the home base to score a run and the fielder’s job is to stop them from doing so.
In India, it is still played on school or college levels and not on high levels.
Rank – 8 Popularity – Around 500 million fans worldwide
9. Rugby
It is a game of tough guys. It is the most physical game there could be. Players need to take to the ball to the opponent’s touchdown area to get points. But they need to cross the opponent’s wall either by force or with the help of teammates. It is not heavily based on techniques.
It is not much famous in India, there is an Indian rugby team that plays in the Asian championship but very few know about it.
Rank – 9 Popularity – Around 410 million fans worldwide
10. Golf
It is a game that is most popular among rich people. It is a game where you hit the ball with different clubs and try to put the ball in the hole with different courses to play on.
In India, it is not that popular but in foreign countries, it is quite popular.
Rank – 10 Popularity – Around 390 million fans worldwide
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Top 10 Trending Popular Sports in the World 2022
Top 10 Trending Popular Sports in the World 2022
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Soccer is truly everyone’s sport , every one can play it as all you need is a ball and a ground …
yep. You are right.
Soccer , cricket as expected hopefully kabaddi will pick up as it has a league now
soccer is the best sport
Soccer is the best sport.
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