Over 13 million spectators attended a major world championship or multi-sport games in 2014 according to research undertaken by Sportcal in its groundbreaking report, The Global Sports Impact Report 2015.
The FIFA World Cup attracted the highest number, with over 3.4 million ticketed spectators, while the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow was second with 1.3 million and the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi third with 1.1 million.
With the exception of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow most of the multi-sport games in 2014 attracted fewer spectators than their 2010 counterparts, whilst the major world championships of 2014 attracted significantly more.
The FIFA World Cup attracted the highest number, with over 3.4 million ticketed spectators, while the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow was second with 1.3 million and the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi third with 1.1 million.
With the exception of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow most of the multi-sport games in 2014 attracted fewer spectators than their 2010 counterparts, whilst the major world championships of 2014 attracted significantly more.
Cricket’s ICC World Twenty20, held in Bangladesh, showed the highest growth of any event in 2014 over its 2010 counterpart (in the West Indies) with a 200% increase.
The FIBA Basketball World Cup for Men showed the second highest growth with over 675,000 spectators attending the 56 matches, held throughout Spain, representing a 90% growth over the 2010 event in Turkey. It ranked fourth in the attendance listings for 2014.
Both the men’s and women’s FIVB Volleyball World Championships showed significant growth, with the men’s event registering the third-highest attendance with a 66% increase over 2010.
Full analysis and detailed data pages on all the major world championships and multi-sport games that took place in 2014 are provided in the Global Sports Impact Report 2015. The report looks at all aspects of these events, including economic, tourism, media, sporting, sponsorship and social impacts.
Pre-order your copy of the report today and save 20% off the full cost, as a Sportcal subscriber, or 10% as a non-subscriber. The full cost of the report is £2,995/ US$ 4,995 /Euro 4,295
For more information on the GSI Report 2015 click on the links below:
The Global Sports Impact Report 2015
GSI Report 2015 – Executive Summary
Publication Date:
4th September 2015
Format:
Digital
To Pre-Order your copy of the report today
Purchase online by clicking on the link below:
The Global Sports Impact Report 2015 – Online Order Form
e-mail:
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The FIBA Basketball World Cup for Men showed the second highest growth with over 675,000 spectators attending the 56 matches, held throughout Spain, representing a 90% growth over the 2010 event in Turkey. It ranked fourth in the attendance listings for 2014.
Both the men’s and women’s FIVB Volleyball World Championships showed significant growth, with the men’s event registering the third-highest attendance with a 66% increase over 2010.
Full analysis and detailed data pages on all the major world championships and multi-sport games that took place in 2014 are provided in the Global Sports Impact Report 2015. The report looks at all aspects of these events, including economic, tourism, media, sporting, sponsorship and social impacts.
Pre-order your copy of the report today and save 20% off the full cost, as a Sportcal subscriber, or 10% as a non-subscriber. The full cost of the report is £2,995/ US$ 4,995 /Euro 4,295
For more information on the GSI Report 2015 click on the links below:
The Global Sports Impact Report 2015
GSI Report 2015 – Executive Summary
Publication Date:
4th September 2015
Format:
Digital
To Pre-Order your copy of the report today
Purchase online by clicking on the link below:
The Global Sports Impact Report 2015 – Online Order Form
e-mail:
sales@sportcal.com
Call the Sportcal sales team on:
+44 (0)20 8944 8786
Sportcal is the leading provider of news and intelligence to the global sports industry.
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