Millions of sports fans across the world tune into the Olympics, but some countries on average reported a higher interest in the event as of 2021. In a survey among adults worldwide that year, 29 percent of all respondents surveyed stated that they were not at all interested in the event. India was the country with the highest amount of interest in the Olympics. Meanwhile, Belgium was the country with the lowest interest in the Olympics.
Level of interest in the Olympics worldwide as of June 2021, by country
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Ipsos. (July 13, 2021). Level of interest in the Olympics worldwide as of June 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252517/olympics-interest-worldwide/
Ipsos. "Level of interest in the Olympics worldwide as of June 2021, by country." Chart. July 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252517/olympics-interest-worldwide/
Ipsos. (2021). Level of interest in the Olympics worldwide as of June 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252517/olympics-interest-worldwide/
Ipsos. "Level of Interest in The Olympics Worldwide as of June 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252517/olympics-interest-worldwide/
Ipsos, Level of interest in the Olympics worldwide as of June 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252517/olympics-interest-worldwide/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Level of interest in the Olympics worldwide as of June 2021, by country [Graph], Ipsos, July 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252517/olympics-interest-worldwide/