This chart shows the 10 most popular professional sports among U.S. fans. Roughly 8,000 people took part in the survey, which was conducted between July 2021 and June 2022. How does your favorite sport stack up?
Football fans at a Buffalo Bills game (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
America’s Favorite Sports
SPORTS / SHARE OF SPORTS FANS WHO FOLLOW
FOOTBALL 74.5%
BASKETBALL 56.6%
BASEBALL 50.5%
BOXING 23.4%
HOCKEY 22.1%
SOCCER 21.6%
GOLF 19.7%
MMA 16.7%
TENNIS 15.5%
MOTORSPORTS 14.6%
SOURCE: Statista Global Consumer Survey
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