Coronavirus: impact on sports participation

Statistics report on the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on sports participation and consumption

Coronavirus: impact on sports participation

This report includes facts and statistics revolving around the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the private consumption and participation in sports and fitness activities. This includes public opinion on attending public sporting events during and after the crisis, going to the gym, and changes in lifestyle as a result of the pandemic. Chapters include an overview, sports participation, online gyms, event attendance, sports content consumption and public opinions on the topic. Statistics include a variety of countries to provide a broader global picture.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic COVID-19: impact of canceling live sports as of March 2020
  • Premium Statistic Activities people are excited for after COVID-19 lockdown in the U.S. as of Apr 2020
  • Basic Statistic Preferred free time activities by young people after the coronavirus in Italy 2020
  • Basic Statistic Attitude towards sport activities during the COVID-19 epidemic in Poland in 2020
  • Premium Statistic Sports industry timeframe for recovery from COVID-19 worldwide 2020

Sports participation

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  • Basic Statistic COVID-19: change in exercise habits in the U.S. April 2020
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19: change in exercise habits in the U.S. April 2020, by age
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19: U.S. public opinion on going to the gym as of April 2020, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19: public opinion on going to sporting events as of April 2020
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19: Share of people who would return to gym/exercise classes in the U.S. 2020
  • Premium Statistic Exercising habits before and after the coronavirus outbreak in Denmark 2020
  • Basic Statistic COVID-19: gym members willing to return to Spain in 2020
  • Premium Statistic Workout frequency during the emergency regime in Romania 2020, by type of sports
  • Basic Statistic Share of physically active population during COVID-19 in Poland 2020

Online gyms

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  • Premium Statistic COVID-19: use of video conferencing for exercise classes U.S. 2020, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Gym members with online fitness courses during COVID-19 in China 2020
  • Premium Statistic Gym members with online fitness courses during COVID-19 in Hong Kong 2020
  • Premium Statistic Gym members with online fitness courses COVID-19 South Korea 2020, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Share of people using online gym courses during COVID-19 Singapore 2020, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Gym members with online fitness courses during COVID-19 India 2020, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Participation in online sports trainings before and during COVID-19 in Hungary 2020

Sports content consumption

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  • Premium Statistic Favorite sports to watch live in the U.S. 2020
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19: Opinions on what should replace live sports on television
  • Basic Statistic Consumer interest in home fitness equipment purchase due to COVID-19 in Poland 2020
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19: viewership of live sports programming among non-sports fans 2020
  • Premium Statistic Time spent watching football online before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK
  • Premium Statistic Time spent watching football on TV before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK

Public opinion

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  • Premium Statistic COVID-19: public support for canceling professional sports as of March 2020
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19: public opinion on the cancelation of professional sports as of March 2020
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19: public opinion on canceling March Madness as of March 2020
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19: public opinion on resuming live sport as of April 2020, by age
  • Basic Statistic Opinions if major sports events helps morale during Covid 19 in Great Britain 2020
  • Basic Statistic COVID-19: opinions on cancelling major sports events in Great Britain 2020
  • Basic Statistic Opinions on placing competitors within major sports events affected by COVID-19 2020
  • Premium Statistic Opinion regarding the postponement/cancellation of sport events in France 2020
  • Basic Statistic Opinions on free time activities after the coronavirus in Italy 2020

Sporting events

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  • Basic Statistic Post COVID-19 frequency of U.S. adults attending outdoor events 2020
  • Basic Statistic Post COVID-19 frequency of U.S. adults attending indoor events 2020
  • Basic Statistic Comfort level of attending outdoor sporting events 2020, by capacity
  • Basic Statistic COVID-19 safety measures at sporting events in the U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Canceled sporting events due to coronavirus Spain March 2020
  • Premium Statistic Opinion of team forfeit due to COVID-19 during EURO 2020, by country

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