Sports

Choose a sport family, then drill into calendars, venues, signature events and host cities.

Money and reach

NFLBiggest money machineAmerican football dominates team values and media income.

$275MTop annual earnerCristiano Ronaldo led Forbes' 2025 athlete earnings list.

JordanRichest athleteMichael Jordan remains the benchmark for athlete wealth.

Largest sports by global following

Football

3.5B

Cricket

2.5B

Basketball

2.2B

Ice Hockey

2.0B

Tennis

1.0B

Biggest sport by continent

Continent	Sport	Note
Europe	Football	Club calendar anchor.
South America	Football	Clearest continent-wide answer.
Africa	Football	Broadest regional reach.
Asia	Cricket / Football	South Asia vs wider spread.
North America	American football / Football	U.S. media vs Mexico.
Oceania	Rugby / Cricket	Pacific and Australia split.
Antarctica	No mass sport	No resident market.

More event families and calendar topics.

Summer sports

Football

Major finals, leagues, cups and host cities.

Cricket

World cups, T20 calendars and cricket nations.

Basketball

Finals, arenas and global basketball moments.

Baseball

Series, stadiums and baseball travel context.

Rugby

World cups, finals and rugby destinations.

American Football

Super Bowl, stadium cities and season peaks.

Tennis

Grand slams, courts and tournament cities.

Golf

Majors, courses, formats and travel context.

Cycling

Grand tours, road stages and cycling places.

Marathon

City races, routes and running calendars.

Winter sports

Ice Hockey

Finals, world championships and rink cities.

Alpine Skiing

Mountain venues, races and winter calendars.

Cross-Country Skiing

Nordic venues and long-distance racing.

Biathlon

Skiing, shooting and winter event views.

Curling

Ice sheets, tournaments and curling nations.

Figure Skating

Rinks, championships and skating calendars.

Ski Jumping

Hills, tournaments and winter travel.

Snowboard

Parks, halfpipes and winter sport events.

Speed Skating

Ovals, races and skating destinations.

Horse power

Formula 1

Grand Prix weekends, circuits and host cities.

Motorsport

Races, circuits and motorsport calendars.

Horse Racing

Race days, festivals and major tracks.