Sports for People and Planet 2026

2030 20503,653bn 8,811bn Revenue at risk ($) Rest of revenue ($)3,136bn 86% 7,201bn 82%1,610bn 18%517bn 14% $ billions, 2030E Revenue at risk ($bn) Rest of revenue ($bn)Professional and elite sport Participatory sport and physical activity Sporting goods Sports tourism Connected industries1813,653 517 3,136 178 1,506 179 1,327801 168 633742 138 604 3943 30 423TotalSource: World Economic Forum analysis Note: Figures may not equate to totals because of rounding issues. Source: World Health Organization, Wordometer, Routledge, World Economic Forum analysisRevenue impact of physical inactivity, climate change and nature loss FIGURE 13 At the same time, the expanding footprint of the sports economy is intensifying pressures on the natural systems upon which it depends, including through high resource consumption, carbon emissions, waste generation and land-use impacts. This places the sector in a dual-risk position: it is increasingly vulnerable to health and environmental deterioration while simultaneously contributing to the degradation that undermines its own future viability. Size of 2030 revenue affected by physical inactivity, climate change and nature loss by industryFIGURE 14 Sports for People and Planet 16