Sports for People and Planet 2026
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Sports economy market sizing segmentation FIGURE 6
Sports economy market sizing – historical evolution and forecast FIGURE 7Sports economy total revenue
$ trillions, 2025E
Core industries2.0
0.32.3
Sporting goodsParticipatory sport and physical activity
Professional and elite sportSports tourism
Broadcast and streamingWearables and tech software
Sport servicesGaming
Nutrition
Connected industries total revenues
$ trillions, 2025E, sport-related revenue only 0.3
0.1
39%0.1
34%34%0.0
11%11%0.0
11%11%0.7
34%0.6
31%0.6
28%
0.0
4%4%2.0
0.1
7%7%Core industries total revenues
$ trillions,/uni00A02025E
Connected industries
1.32.33.7$ trillions, 2016, 2025E, 2030E
2016 2025E 2030E 2016–2025 CAGR 2025–2030 CAGR+10%
+7%
5%6%6%
7%
12%5%6%5%
18%
8%0.7 20%
0.8 22%
1.541%
0.4 12%0.6 25%
0.6 27%
0.7 30%
0.3 13%0.1 6%0.2 5%
0.1 6%
0.3 26%
0.4 30%
0.4 29%
0.1 8%
Connected industries Sports tourism Sporting goods
Participatory sport and physical activity Professional and elite sportSource: Off the Pitch, Sportsvalue, UEFA, Statista, Forbes, Sports Business Journal, SportsPro, Global Data, Euromonitor, Global
Wellness Institute, UN Tourism, Censuswide, Expedia, Adventure Travel Trade Association, Global Market Insights, Omdia, 1000IQ
Market Research, Newzoo, Fortune Business Insights, Business Research Insights, Marsh, World Economic Forum analysis
Source: Off the Pitch, Sportsvalue, UEFA, Statista, Forbes, Sports Business Journal, SportsPro, S&P Global, Global Data, Euromonitor, Global
Wellness Institute, UN Tourism, Censuswide, Expedia, Adventure Travel Trade Association, Global Market Insights, Omdia, 1000IQ Market
Research, Newzoo, Fortune Business Insights, Business Research Insights, Marsh, Global Data Route Analytics, World Economic Forum analysis
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