In which Sport do you prefer to bet?

[julerz12]

Based on this website's data, the most popular sports by number of fans are as follows:

1.	Soccer / Association Football		3.5 Billion		Europe, Africa, Asia, America.
2.	Cricket		2.5 Billion		Asia, Australia, UK.
3.	Basketball		2.2 Billion		America, Europe, Asia, Africa.
4.	Hockey (Field & Ice)		2 Billion		Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia.
5.	Tennis		1 Billion		Europe, Asia, America.
6.	Volleyball		900 Million		Europe, Australia, Asia, America.
7.	Table Tennis		850 Million		Europe, Africa, Asia, America.
8.	Baseball		500 Million		America, Japan.
9.	Golf		450 Million		Europe, Asia, America, Canada.
10.	American Football		400 Million		America, Growing Internationally.

I'm actually quite surprised not seeing a Boxing on this top 10 list, but then this site claims that boxing has over 350 Million fans globally, so I guess it's within the top 11 or 12.

I grew up in a household where Boxing is the most-watched sport, next to Basketball.
Boxing is mostly viewed as a premium sport since, unlike Basketball, where you can just go to any rural town center and you'll see a full-size Basketball court, a Boxing ring is a rare sight.
I remember quite vaguely that we only see boxing matches in our town during the Fiestas and other similar celebrations like Town Foundation day.
A few years back, when Pacquiao was at his peak, the entire country would literally come to a halt just to watch his live match. That's how big Boxing is in the Philippines.
This is probably why I mostly place bets on Boxing rather than on any sport.

How about you? Which sport do you usually place your bet on and why?

Sources:
https://www.topendsports.com/world/lists/popular-sport/fans.htm
https://zipdo.co/boxing-popularity-statistics/

[Oshosondy]

How about you? Which sport do you usually place your bet on and why?

I bet on football most of the time.

There are times that I will watch boxing and not bet on it, but I prefer to bet on the common boxing match between two well known people instead, I like football that I can see matches to bet on daily because I know about football better.

Football is most watched sport in my country.

[joeperry]

Not surprised that boxing is not on the list because compared to the list you've posted, most of them have matches daily unlike in boxing, that a match might take months before the event. We both grow up in the same country and that's true that basketball and boxing are the top sports we've been watching growing up. However, when I started gambling, I most likely place bet on football, it's really hard for me from the start because there's really a lot of teams and I'm overwhelmed with it, but as the time goes by I learned that using previous stats and live stats would help me win some of my bets.

Right now, I do place bets on (by rank) Football, Basketball, Esports, Ice hockey. I'm more on team sports rather than 1v1 sports like tennis and table tennis. Anyway I haven't seen eSports on the list I was wondering how many fans are there in eSports leagues.

[shanz]

How about you? Which sport do you usually place your bet on and why?

I always believe that soccer is what makes me feel real pleasure. You bet on your team, wait for the match, and once it starts, you cheer for them… nothing can be compared to that moment. The players become your partners; if one of them scores, he becomes not only the man of the match, but your savior of the day

[palle11]

What we should see is that most sports that involves international physical combat are not listed there. They are not popular because they don't come up on a weekly basis and we know bettors patronize gambling on a daily basis. Sports like rugby, sports and entertainment like wrestling, including boxing are not frequent in sporting activities. So if soccer tops the list is understandable because it cuts across all nation both gamblers and non gamblers.

I think the record shown is fair from the wave of gambling. I prefer soccer and we know the rate of its participation in homes. I like watching boxing too while growing up because I felt learning how to defend myself is important  but it doesn't count in the sports I could place a bet on.

[GreatArkansas]

Crazy numbers!! I thought it's Basketball on the top, lol. It's maybe because it's only the most famous sport here in our country/continent.

But yeah, do also doubt in Soccer because it's really popular in most countries.

Does it mean also that there is more sports betting volume coming from these most popular sports by the number of fans?

[_act_]

What we should see is that most sports that involves international physical combat are not listed there. They are not popular because they don't come up on a weekly basis

Are you sure about this? I am not following what is happening in boxing than the big matches but if you do not go for only professional matches, you can bet on small boxing weekly if that is what to want. You can go to bookies to see why I said that. But just that I can not just be betting on the matches that I do not know but wait until the professional matches.

[Odusko]

I am not surprised to see football topping the list and sure basketball is my most watched after football so for me I mostly bet on this two sport games, although I have boxing on my list of fav sport game's I love watching the fights and sometimes I bet on them when my fav fighters gave match and I am sure they will win.

[rat03gopoh]

I'm actually quite surprised not seeing a Boxing on this top 10 list,

And what surprised me more, golf is the 9th sport that has the most fans, especially in Asia. I thought it was hard to find any discussion about golf in my country, let alone betting on it. Golf is like an exclusive club where people pretend to play sports while negotiating business.

I can't remember the last time I watched TV, but I don't recall any live golf broadcasts.

[MAAManda]

I grew up in a household where Boxing is the most-watched sport, next to Basketball.

Hi SEAbling, it's not surprising to see you like basketball & boxing considering basketball is the favorite sport in your country & you also have a former boxing great like Manny Pacquiao.

How about you? Which sport do you usually place your bet on and why?

Our country (Indonesia) is football maniac, therefore, since childhood I was indoctrinated to love that sport. There's no better sport than football, that's what I heard from my parents when I was kid. With that said, I prefer to bet on football. In a year, you could probably count on your fingers how much I bet on other sports. As for football, you might need more than 1K fingers to count them, LOL.

[LeyMonte]

How about you? Which sport do you usually place your bet on and why?

I usually play football, cricket, basketball but I have all kinds of equipment for boxing at home. I usually play boxing at home in the morning and at night. Football is the most exciting game in the world from where everyone watches the game with excitement and the pace of the game can change in any direction at any time. Usually these games are more popular nowadays but when winter comes here, volleyball becomes popular. In the afternoon, everyone gets involved in volleyball. When I watch football matches, I try to bet on my favorite team and win.

[KiaKia]

If UFC/Boxing isn't in the top 10 then people don't like violence games, I am a big fan of UFC and Boxing but I hardly place any bet on such sport, the thrill is more than enough for me.

I prefer risking money on soccer matches and slots games, they are both the most interesting ones for me, I hardly place bet on anything else than these two.

I am not surprised to see soccer topping the list, the fans around the world are insanely bigger than any other sports, soccer is the most popular sport ever, I can go hours having discussions about soccer alone.

[cryptoaddictchie]

Football and basketball. But I think it's not so often for others, especially on single game sports. Even the casino mostly hosted betting on sports like football and basketball for odds selection. Maybe because there's a lot of bettors on these sports compared to others and much famous too and exciting game to bet on.

[Sammye3]

Soccer has always being a muse  for it's expression in my life as I derive so much joy watching my favorite team play and win as well.

I basically grew up watching soccer and subconsciously aligned with it, now it has become my place of pleasure and relaxation.

So, definitely I bet on soccer too because I'm very much familiar with this teams, after watching them play consecutively and I know the capacity of most teams and possibility of every outcome too.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Football will always come first for me.
My husband is closely involved in football, although he's not a football player himself. However, knowing all the intricacies of our local league teams and discussing football-related topics, I naturally get involved in these conversations and am a fan of certain teams. Therefore, sports betting will also be on football championships, although calling me a football expert would be a bit presumptuous.