Millions of sports fans across the United Kingdom tune into live sporting events every day, whether it be a Premier League football match or a county cricket game. During an April 2021 survey in the UK, a majority of male respondents, 35 percent, watched live sporting events at least once a week. Meanwhile, a majority of female respondents, 42 percent, stated that they never watched live sporting events.
Frequency of watching live sporting events in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2021, by gender
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Morning Consult. (April 27, 2021). Frequency of watching live sporting events in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234951/live-sport-watching-frequency-gender/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of watching live sporting events in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2021, by gender." Chart. April 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234951/live-sport-watching-frequency-gender/
Morning Consult. (2021). Frequency of watching live sporting events in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234951/live-sport-watching-frequency-gender/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of Watching Live Sporting Events in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of April 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234951/live-sport-watching-frequency-gender/
Morning Consult, Frequency of watching live sporting events in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234951/live-sport-watching-frequency-gender/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Frequency of watching live sporting events in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2021, by gender [Graph], Morning Consult, April 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234951/live-sport-watching-frequency-gender/