GITNUX MARKETDATA REPORT 2024
Sporting Event Viewership Statistics
Sporting event viewership statistics indicate the number of individuals who watched a specific game or match, providing insights into the popularity and reach of the event.
In this post, we look at a collection of notable statistics concerning viewership numbers for various sporting events around the world. From the massive audience of the Super Bowl to the global appeal of the World Cup, these figures shed light on the immense popularity and reach of major sports competitions.
Statistic 1
"The Super Bowl LII in 2018 was the most watched television event in the U.S., with 103.4 million viewers."
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"The 2016 Rio Olympics attracted an average of 27.5 million viewers in the United States."
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"The 2019 Cricket World Cup Final had a global viewership of 1.6 billion."
Statistic 4
"The 2018 World Cup Final was viewed by a combined 1.12 billion people worldwide."
Statistic 5
"An estimated 24.7 million people watched the 2021 UEFA Champions League final."
Statistic 6
"In 2020, the average audience for a regular season NFL game was 14.4 million viewers."
Statistic 7
"ESPN’s Monday Night Football averaged 11.8 million viewers across its 17 games in 2020."
Statistic 8
"The Game 7 of 2016 NBA Finals attracted over 31 million viewers."
Statistic 9
"The 2020 Wimbledon tennis championships was cancelled but in 2019, it attracted a UK television audience of 9.6 million viewers."
Statistic 10
"7.9 million people watched the US Women's soccer team win the 2019 FIFA World Cup."
Statistic 11
"2020 Tokyo Olympics were watched by an average of 15.6 million viewers during the primetime on NBC, the lowest viewership for Olympics in 33 years."
Statistic 12
"Some 111.3 million people viewed Super Bowl LI in 2017."
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"In the UK, the 2018 FIFA World Cup was the most watched television event, with a peak audience of 26.5 million viewers."
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"The 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan reached a cumulative audience of 857 million people."
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"The Baseball World Series Game 7 in 2019 attracted roughly 23 million viewers."
Statistic 16
"Over 5 million viewers watched the 2019 British Grand Prix on Channel 4 in the UK."
Statistic 17
"The 2018 French Open men's final was watched by an average of 2.12 million viewers on NBC."
Statistic 18
"The 2021 Australian Open Women's final attracted more than 1 million viewers in the U.S."
Statistic 19
"The 2014 FIFA World Cup final attracted an audience of 1 billion, with one out of every seven people in the world watching the final."
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