Earnie’s 2017 Sports Trends in Numbers

With a new year of sport kicking off we thought it would be good to have a look back at some of the key trends in sport from 2017 in an infographic with some killer stats. Check out some surprising figures on topics from the rise of eSports to China as an emerging sports market!

References:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/womens-world-cup-final-watched-by-record-tv-audience-grkv0g8kk

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/aug/04/englands-lionesses-smash-tv-audience-record-euro-2017-semi-final-women-football

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tennis-women-konta/give-women-more-credit-for-top-matches-says-konta-idUKKCN1C30OX

Nielsen Emerging Market Focus: China

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/28/how-to-watch-nfl-thursday-night-football-on-amazon.html

http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/amazon-confirms-uk-deal-for-atp-world-tour

http://uk.businessinsider.com/facebook-mlb-baseball-games-2017-5?r=US&IR=T

https://www.ft.com/content/45e8a3e8-4d1e-11e7-a3f4-c742b9791d43

https://news.sky.com/story/premier-league-clubs-net-14bn-transfer-window-record-11015369

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40762417

https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/sports-business-group/articles/deloitte-football-money-league.html

Esports revenues will reach $696 million this year and grow to $1.5 billion by 2020 as brand investment doubles