The National Football League (NFL) is a professional football league in the United States comprising 32 teams spread out over two conferences. As one of the biggest professional sports leagues in the country, it is no surprise that the NFL attracts fans from all walks of life. In a 2020 survey, it was found that ** percent of Los Angeles fans were Hispanic, while ** percent were Black.

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional football league in the United States comprising ** teams spread out over two conferences. As one of the biggest professional sports leagues in the country, it is no surprise that the NFL attracts fans from all walks of life. In a 2020 survey, it was found that ** percent of Seattle Seahawks fans identified as Democrats, while ** percent were Republicans.

The National Football League comprises 32 teams from across the United States competing in two conferences split roughly by region. The NFL is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in the United States, with televised games attracting millions of viewers each week. An April 2025 survey found that 19 percent of women in the United States considered the NFL to be their top interest. Meanwhile, the share of American men who considered the NFL their top interest was 33 percent.

According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 2024, the National Football League franchise the Miami Dolphins was the most popular NFL team in the country. Around ** percent of survey participants supported the Dolphins, while ** percent of respondents were fans of the New England Patriots.

NFL in Great Britain

Despite the sport being played primarily in the United States, American Football, and by extension the National Football League, was becoming more popular in Great Britain. A January 2022 survey showed growing interest in the NFL in Great Britain between 2020 and 2022. Thousands of fans visit stadiums hosting the NFL International Series games held in London, with the 2023 match-up between the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans attracting upwards of ** thousand supporters at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Meanwhile, the age distribution of NFL supporters in Great Britain showed that the largest share of fans was made up of individuals aged over 51 years in 2022.

Popular sports activities in the United Kingdom

A Statista Consumer Insights survey conducted in December 2023 found that fitness, aerobics, and cardio were the most popular sporting activities in the United Kingdom. While ** percent of survey participants stated they were involved with fitness, aerobics, or cardio-related activities at least occasionally, just nine percent of respondents said the same about American Football/Flag Football. Overall, close to *** million individuals participated in fitness classes in the United Kingdom in 2022.

All-star games are exhibition matches that take place in a variety of sports to showcase some of the leagues' top players. The NFL Pro Bowl takes place at the end of the NFL season on the weekend before the Super Bowl and it pits the top players from both conferences, the AFC and NFC, against each other. During a January 2020 survey in the United States, ** percent of all respondents stated that they enjoyed watching the NFL Pro Bowl.

As of January 2020, around ** percent of soccer fans in Brazil watched live matches at home on a monthly basis, according to a survey. Meanwhile, over half of Brazilian respondents interested in that sport also watched matches outside their home with the same frequency. According to the same study, more than ** percent of Brazilians were very interested in soccer.

According to a survey from 2019, Juventus FC was by far the Serie A football club in Italy with the highest number of supporters. Data show that more than 8.7 million Italians supported Juventus in the 2019/2020 season. FC Internazionale Milano, and AC Milan followed in the list, counting on roughly 3.9 million and 3.8 million supporters, respectively.

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 ** percent of respondents. This type of fan follows soccer only in major events or tournaments. In the same study, almost ***** out of ten Brazilians interviewed were in some way interested in soccer.

Soccer —also known as football — was the sport with the largest fan base in Brazil, according to an online survey conducted in the beginning of 2020. At the time, 46 percent of Brazilians surveyed considered themselves fans or huge fans of this sport. Volleyball ranked second, popular among one quarter of respondents. That same year, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) was, by a wide margin, the most followed sports confederation in Brazil.

The NFL is one of the most widely televised sporting leagues in the world. The average television viewership of a regular season NFL game in 2024 was calculated to be **** million. Attendance In addition to this record-breaking TV viewership, the NFL attracts thousands of fans to the stadiums each week to see their favorite teams in action. The NFL has consistently been the major American sports league with the highest average attendance, with an average of almost ** thousand people attending each game in the 2023 season. Moreover, during the 2024 regular season, the average total home attendance per team across the entire NFL was calculated to be *******. The franchise with the highest total attendance for its eight regular-season home games was the Dallas Cowboys, perhaps in part to their comparatively reasonably priced tickets, costing nearly *** U.S. dollars on average, just less than the average ticket price across the NFL at *** U.S. dollars per ticket. Best players Since 1957, the Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award has been given to the NFL player considered to have been the most outstanding during the season. Since the award's introduction, Peyton Manning has received the award the greatest number of times during his career, closely followed by Aaron Rodgers, who has received the award on **** occasions. One other potential indicator of the success of an NFL player is their annual salary. The highest-paid NFL player in 2024 was Dak Prescott, quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, who earned **** million U.S. dollars from salary and bonuses and ** million U.S. dollars from endorsement deals during the 2024 season.

An August 2022 survey in the United States revealed that respondents were fairly divided about their intentions to tune into the new NFL season. While ** percent of male respondents planned to watch NFL games on TV in the new season, just over ** percent of female respondents stated that they had no intention of doing so.

Of the 32 teams competing within the National Football League (NFL), the team with the greatest average attendance in the 2024 season was the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys had an average attendance of ****** that year, and this figure was considerably higher than the runner-up New York Jets, who played in front of an average ****** fans. In contrast, the Chicago Bears had the lowest attendance in the 2024 season, with an average attendance of ******. Which NFL stadium has the highest construction costs? The SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California opened in September 2020 for an estimated cost of *** billion U.S. dollars. The ****** capacity stadium is home to both the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers. Although 11 other stadiums had a higher seating capacity in 2023, the SoFi Stadium had by far the highest construction costs of any NFL stadium. Meanwhile, the construction costs of Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers, amounted to less than one million U.S. dollars back in 1957, making it the oldest continually operating stadium in the league. Which NFL team has the highest social media following? Nowadays, football fans can interact with their teams without going to a game. The team with the highest social media following in the NFL as of November 2024 was the New England Patriots. That month, the franchise’s official X page (formerly known as Twitter) recorded **** million X followers. The only other team with at least **** million X followers during that same period was the Dallas Cowboys.

According to a survey from 2020, roughly one in *** female respondents in Italy was not interested in soccer. Specifically, ** percent of female interviewees was not interested in this sport, while only ** percent of male Italians stated the same. Moreover, only *** percent of female respondents watched matches or read football news daily or almost every day. Overall, most female respondents interested in football claimed to be occasional football fans.

The Washington Redskins are a professional football team that competes in the National Football League (NFL). Established in 1932 as the Boston Braves, the team changed its name to the ‘Redskins’ the following year, and moved to Washington D.C. in 1937. In July 2020, following increasing pressure from fans and sponsors, the Washington Redskins announced that they would change their name as the term 'Redskins' was seen as disrespectful toward Native Americans and other people of color. During a July 2020 survey in the United States, ** percent of sports fans liked the name "Washington Warriors" as a replacement for the team name.

How many Italians are interested in soccer? According to a survey conducted in 2020, about six in ten Italians claimed to be interested in this sport. While 23 percent of respondents claimed to be occasional fans, 18 percent of the survey sample stated to watch matches or read football news weekly. Moreover, 16 percent of interviewees followed soccer daily or almost every day.

The profile of the Italian soccer fansAs of 2020, about one in two Italian women was not interested in soccer. Furthermore, half of the female respondents who showed an interest in this sport claimed to be occasional fans. By contrast, roughly 25 percent of Italian men was interested in football on a weekly basis, and more than a quarter of male interviewees followed this sport every day. When considering the age of the Italian football fans, a survey revealed that about 40 percent of Italians aged between 35 and 44 years were interested in soccer at least once a week.

Soccer is very popular in the Islands, less in the North-EastIn 2020, only 34 percent of Italians who live in the islands of Sicily or Sardinia claimed to not be interested at all in soccer. In addition, the South recorded a high share of dedicated football fans. By contrast, half of the North-East residents did not show any interest in soccer in 2020.

The NCAA college football semifinal on January 1, 2021 was disputed between the teams Notre Dame and Alabama. The game had the highest rating and number of viewers of the whole season, with 9.6 and approximately 19 million viewers. Given the popularity of college football in the U.S., it is no surprise that the league’s playoff and championship games are among the most watched sporting events in the country year after year.

What is the significance of TV ratings?

TV ratings are a type of audience measurement system which determine the percentage of TV-households that tune in for a certain program. The shows or events that capture the highest share of available viewers earn the highest ratings numbers, and high ratings attract advertisement and sponsorship money, as companies battle to get air-time in front of large national audiences.

College football as an industry

Although technically not a professional sport, hundreds of millions of dollars are on the line each year in the world of college football. Tens of millions of fans attend games each year, crowding inside some of the largest stadiums in the entire world to watch their favorite teams battle for wins. Unpaid student-athletes generate massive revenues for their school, with many college football programs generating revenue numbers that would draw the envy of large companies.

As one of the most popular sports leagues in the world, the NFL attracts huge television audiences and thousands of fans flock to the stadiums every week to see their favorite teams in action. However, fans of the Las Vegas Raiders, a franchise which moved from Oakland ahead of the 2020 season, had to fork out a league-high average of over 168 U.S. dollars to see their team play live at the RingCentral Coliseum. In contrast, the Arizona Cardinals charged a comparatively low 98.54 U.S. dollars for an average home game.

Many National Football League fans spend money on merchandise related to NFL franchise and players in the United States. For instance, ** percent of a January 2023 survey sample stated that they spent between *** and *** U.S. dollars on merchandise in the 12 months preceding the survey. Furthermore, *** percent of respondents admitted to having spent upwards of ************ U.S. dollars on NFL merchandise during this period.

The Washington Redskins are a professional football team that competes in the National Football League (NFL). Established in 1932 as the Boston Braves, the team changed its name to the ‘Redskins’ the following year, and moved to Washington D.C. in 1937. In July 2020, following increasing pressure from fans and sponsors, the Washington Redskins announced that they would change their name as the term 'Redskins' was seen as disrespectful toward Native Americans and other people of color. During a July 2020 survey in the United States, ** percent of respondents agreed that the NFL franchise should change its name, while almost half believed that the team should keep its 'Redskins' name.

According to a survey from 2020, most soccer enthusiasts in Italy were aged 18 to 34 years. Data reveal that ** percent of people within this age group claimed to watch matches or reading football news every day or almost every day. Moreover, the share of occasional fans was higher among people aged 55 years or older. One in four respondent within this age group was interested in football on a random basis. Eventually, ** percent of interviewees aged between 45 and 54 years was not interested in this sport.