Researches claim that the most popular sport in the whole world is the American Football or Soccer. When defined, the term ‘most popular’ sport generally equates to being the ‘most watched’, ‘most played’ or ‘most revenue-generating’ form of play. In fact, reports reveal that football has the most number of stadiums around the world. The sport also claims to produce the most coveted football merchandise and furthermore, boasts of the most number of leagues or tournaments worldwide -The World Cup, UEFA Champions League, The South American Cup, The American Cup, The Asian Cup, 70 English League Teams, 40 Italian League Teams and 40 Spanish League Teams. Football basically ranks as the top among the list of sport competitions.

Football is believed to gather an estimated 3.5 billion people who either watch or play the sport. The World Cup, played every four years, is the global championship of this sport, and is actually popular in all parts of the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia as well as South America.

Next on the list of the most popular sport in the world is cricket. This sport which originated in England makes use of a bat and a ball and is popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and some Caribbean countries. Cricket is also a highly patronized sport in India and Pakistan. Cricket reportedly gathers an estimated 3 billion people who either play as spectator or engage in the game.

Field Hockey is cited as another popular sport next to cricket and football/soccer. It is estimated to gather 2 billion people, mostly from Asian countries, as well as Europe, Australia and Africa. Field Hockey is a sport usually played by high schools across the United States.

Tennis comes in fourth in the list and has an estimated 1 billion cumulative number of players and viewers from different parts of the world. This sport, which is popular in the United States, Asian countries, Australia and Europe, features four main tournaments which comprises the coveted Grand Slam title. These Grand Slam competitions include The Australian Open, The French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.

Coming up next to tennis is volleyball, a sport with an estimated 900 million viewers and players around the world. Volleyball is popular in the United States where it originated. Volleyball is a game that does not require specialized equipment, but does demand excellent physical condition from its participants.