Most Popular Sports in United States Of America

    The data is based on which sports websites internet users from United States Of America browse the most. (Only websites dedicated to an individual sport are considered). The list indicates what people from the country like to follow or watch, and not necessarily the sports that people play. Please share your comments on this page. If you are from United States Of America, do share with other users which are YOUR favorite sports!
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#1 Football The term 'Football' in America is reserved for American Football. The highest level competitions are organized under the NFL - the National Football League.


#2 Baseball Baseball, also known as United State's "national pastime" is the most popular sport in the country. Broadly, competitions are held at two levels - minor league baseball and major league baseball (MLB). These leagues are followed by audience not only in United States, but worldwide.


#3 Basketball Baseball and American Football are closely followed by Basketball in terms of sports popularity in the United States. The NBA (National Basketball Association) competitions, like the MLB and NFL, are followed not only in the United States but throughout the world.


#4 Hockey Ice hockey is the next in the list of most popular sports in America.


#5 Soccer The United States is one of the few countries where Soccer does not enjoy a top spot in terms of popularity.


#6 Tennis Next in the list is Lawn-Tennis - a sport in which the United States has had a glorious record.


#7 Golf Golf is the next most popular sport in USA, with Tiger Woods arguably the most popular contemporary Golf figure in the world.


#8 Combat Sports


#9 MotorSports


#10 Badminton


#11 Cricket Cricket is slowly becoming popular in United States, partly due to the Asian immigrants in the country. The United States national Cricket team has also done well at the interntional level (among the non-test playing nations). Another reason for the growing popularity of Cricket in the country is that it is the closest in form to Baseball and the reduced format of the game (T20 cricket) has made it more accessible and easy to take up.


#12 Volleyball


#13 Adventure Sports


#14 Swimming


#15 Running Running


#16 Winter Sports


#17 Cycling Cycling is enjoyed by millions of people in United States as a hobby, exercise as well as competitive level. The popularity is indicated by the fact that the country's infrastructure (roads and public transport) is a cyclist friendly one.


#18 Water Sports


#19 Hockey (Field-Hockey)


#20 Squash