According to a survey carried out in January 2020, the largest share of Brazil's soccer fanbase was composed by FOMO followers, meaning fans who are interested in this sport because of their friends. Main Eventers constituted the second largest group of the Brazilian soccer fandom, with a share of 19 percent of respondents. This type of fan follows soccer only in major events or tournaments. In the same study, almost eight out of ten Brazilians interviewed were in some way interested in soccer.
Distribution of the soccer fanbase in Brazil as of January 2020, by type of follower
including only respondents interested in this sport
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Total number of survey participants from Brazil.
The source classified the fanbase according to their main motivation:
Football fanatics follow football for the game.
Club loyalists follow it for their club.
Icon imitators follow it for the players.
FOMO followers follow it for their friends.
Main Eventers follow it for the occasion.
Tag Alongs follow it for their loved ones.
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ECA. (August 15, 2020). Distribution of the soccer fanbase in Brazil as of January 2020, by type of follower [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219854/soccer-fanbase-distribution-brazil/
ECA. "Distribution of the soccer fanbase in Brazil as of January 2020, by type of follower." Chart. August 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219854/soccer-fanbase-distribution-brazil/
ECA. (2020). Distribution of the soccer fanbase in Brazil as of January 2020, by type of follower. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219854/soccer-fanbase-distribution-brazil/
ECA. "Distribution of The Soccer Fanbase in Brazil as of January 2020, by Type of Follower." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219854/soccer-fanbase-distribution-brazil/
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