Does cricket have more viewers than football?

Comparing the most popular Wikipedia sports pages, in addition to soccer/world football, the popular US sports basketball, American football and baseball were all in the top 5. Online voting can still not agree, one found soccer top while the other most favorite sport was cricket.

How popular is cricket vs football?

Overall, it is estimated that football has over 4 billion fans worldwide. Meanwhile, cricket has over 2.5 billion fans.

Is cricket the second most watchable sport in the world?

Is one of the less watched boring pointless game in the world, soccer and American football are the two best sports in the world without a doubt (from Mike, Oct 2012) Only 10 to 15 countries make cricket the 2nd most watchable sport.. Imagine u football lover what will happen if 50 countries start playing..?

How many people watch cricket in the world?

Cricket has a 2.5 billion person estimated global following, and its primary sphere of influence is in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries. The cradle of the sport was the 16th Century England and it was made a national sport in the 18th Century in the country.

How many people watch the Football World Cup?

Football viewing figures 1 2018 FIFA World Cup final was watched by 1.1 billion people around the world, becoming the most-watched competition in the globe. 2 The 2018 World Cup was watched by 3.572 billion people, according to FIFA . 3 The average live audience per game in 2018 World Cup was 191 million.

Why is the Cricket World Cup so popular?

The Cricket World Cup regularly draws in over 200 million viewers, and cricket dominates the charts in many countries — like India, Pakistan, and Australia, and other former British colonies. Cricket games have two teams of eleven players looking to score the most runs.