What are the top 10 sports by number of viewers per year?

Question

I'm looking for lists of the top 10 sports by the number of viewers per year. Which could be different each year if there are special events like the Olympics or World Cup Soccer. I'm not looking for a list of individual events, but for the entire year. Like if 1 million people watch a baseball game, and the same matchup happens the next day and another 1 million watch that, it's 2 million total viewers even if some were the same people. I'd like to see lists for the last 4 years if possible, that should cover any special event years.

Also, I'm looking for WORLDWIDE, not just USA.

Answer 1

heres 2  different opinions...........................

The most watched sporting event in the world is football.

In 2007, the Super Bowl's global TV audience was 97 million. Second place goes for the Brazilian Grand Prix, with 78m.

However, total 'reach' of the 2007 Formula One championship finale - the amount of people who watched at least three minutes of the telecast - was 152m. The 'reach' of the Super Bowl was lower, at 142m