In the first place, there is no question, the most loved sport in the world is football, with 3.5 billion fans. But, immediately after, who is in the top ten? Let’s find out with Focus.it.

Cricket

It has between two and three billion fans and is the most popular among non-Olympic sports. It is loved especially in Asia, England and Australia.

Basketball

Even in this case, the fans range between two and three billion. It was invented in 1891, although the special balls were created only in the Fifties.

The hockey

Very popular in Canada, the United States, Latvia and Scotland, it boasts about two billion fans.

Tennis

It has almost a billion fans in the world. The name derives from the incorrect pronunciation of the French word “Tenez”, keep.

Volleyball

At first, in 1895, he had been called Mintonette. Today it has about 900 million fans.

Table tennis

Almost 900 million fans for a sport that sees China excel with 47 Olympic medals.

Baseball

It is very popular in the United States, Japan, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Fans are around 500 million.

Rugby

In recent times, it has won more and more fans. It is mainly practiced in Great Britain, France, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Polynesia.

American football

About 400 million fans for a highly regarded sport in the United States.