Top 5 Most Popular Sports [2019 Edition]

Sports are usually played almost all across the world, some choose it as a profession, some as a hobby and few for having physical fitness. There are various games which have gradually grown in popularity by having a large number of followers associated with it. The tenets and features of these games are really dynamic and represented by universal bodies.

Thus, here is the list of some most popular games of this world.

Football/Soccer

Football is considered to be one of the most popular as well as famous game across the globe. It is assessed that the greater part of the total populace views themselves as die-heart football fans. This game has a worldwide effective reach with around more than 4 million followers. The old football game was first followed by Chineses people, in the early 2nd Century. The Geeks, Romans, and Japanese can also be considered as the first players of this game. The contemporary football game was first started in England, where it gained significant intrigue and was spread to different places of this world. This game became more famous in France, Europe, and America than in some other continents. This game is portrayed in two groups of eleven players each and two goals. The main objective of this game is to drive a ball into the goal shielded by the adversary group.

Golf

Golf- game for riches. This game has the largest professional perspective in the developed countries like The United Kingdom, USA, Japan, Korea, South Africa, etc. Though golf is said to be one of the most popular games across the world, it is considered to generate the largest revenue for the players.

Table Tennis

Table Tennis has a worldwide range of prominence and is expected to have more than 875 million followers around the world. This game was initially started in the late Nineteenth Century in the England in a miniature version. The game was known as “Ping Pong” game. The advanced version of this Table Tennis game has two groups, each having an equal number of players. Table Tennis game is played on a hard table over the net hitting a ball using rackets. There are various countries like Sweden, South Korea, and China, who are also associated with this game.

Basket Ball

The USA is said to be the home of Basketball. This game as well as one of the most followed sports in the world with more than 400 million followers. In the earlier days, this game was restricted to only its home country but presently, its played all across the world with great enthusiasm.

Cricket

Cricket is considered to have 2.5 billion followers worldwide and was primarily started in the UK and Commonwealth Countries. The game first came into existence in the 16th century and later it was later made the national game of England in the nineteenth century. In this game, the players are divided into 2 groups each having 11 players and 2 extras and whichever group tries to gain the maximum score wins the match. The game becomes very popular in the previous British undertaking countries like India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Australia, and Pakistan.

Conclusion

Life is more fun if you play games. So, I have put together this list, featuring the top 5 most popular sports, but if you feel any of your favorite games then you can comment in the comment section below.