Topic: Impact of the coronavirus on sport

Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease pandemic effect on the sports industry - statistics & facts

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has swept across the globe in 2020 not only had a significant impact on public health, society, and the economy as a whole, it also wreaked havoc with the sporting calendar. In a bid to stem the spread of the virus, many professional and amateur leagues across all continents and sports took the unprecedented step to postpone or suspend their seasons on the advice of the CDC to avoid gatherings of large amounts of people.

Potential loss of gate revenue in the NBA
450m USD

Potential loss of TV & marketing rights for March Madness
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Potential loss per school in the SEC in March Madness
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Professional Sports

COVID-19: effect on revenue from sports industry worldwide 2020

Sporting Events

COVID-19: sports industry revenue loss 2020

Basketball

COVID-19: potential revenue loss for the National Basketball Association 2020

Industry overview

COVID-19: effect on revenue from sports industry worldwide 2020
COVID-19: effect on revenue from sports industry worldwide 2020
Effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on sports industry revenue worldwide in 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: sports industry revenue loss 2020
COVID-19: sports industry revenue loss 2020
Loss of revenue in the sports industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of May 2020, by segment (in billion U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: potential ticket revenue loss in sports leagues in the U.S. 2020
COVID-19: potential ticket revenue loss in sports leagues in the U.S. 2020
Potential ticket revenue loss in selected sports leagues due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States in 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: effect on number of sporting events worldwide 2020, by month
COVID-19: effect on number of sporting events worldwide 2020, by month
Effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the number of sporting events worldwide in 2020, by month
COVID-19: youth sports industry event revenue loss in the U.S. 2020
COVID-19: youth sports industry event revenue loss in the U.S. 2020
Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the youth sports industry in the United States in March 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: pledges by professional athletes as of March 2020
COVID-19: pledges by professional athletes as of March 2020
Professional athletes who have pledged donations to those affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: measures to increase likelihood of attending sporting events 2020
COVID-19: measures to increase likelihood of attending sporting events 2020
Most important measures for sports fans to feel comfortable attending a sporting event during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States as of April 2020
COVID-19: milestones to increase likelihood of attending sporting events 2020
COVID-19: milestones to increase likelihood of attending sporting events 2020
Most important milestones before sports fans feel comfortable attending a sporting event during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States as of April 2020
Use of new technology in pro sport according to eSports executives worldwide in 2020
Use of new technology in pro sport according to eSports executives worldwide in 2020
Most common uses of digital technologies by the traditional professional sports industry as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic according to eSports industry professionals worldwide as of October 2020
Use of new technology in pro sport according to eSports executives worldwide in 2020
Use of new technology in pro sport according to eSports executives worldwide in 2020
Most common uses of digital technologies by the traditional professional sports industry as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic according to eSports industry professionals worldwide as of October 2020
Use of new technology in pro sport according to eSports executives worldwide in 2020
Use of new technology in pro sport according to eSports executives worldwide in 2020
Most common uses of digital technologies by the traditional professional sports industry as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic according to eSports industry professionals worldwide as of October 2020

Basketball

COVID-19: potential ticketing revenue loss for basketball 2020
COVID-19: potential ticketing revenue loss for basketball 2020
Potential loss of ticketing revenue for the NBA and March Madness due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for the National Basketball Association 2020
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for the National Basketball Association 2020
Potential loss of revenue in the NBA due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: potential ticketing revenue loss for the NBA 2020
COVID-19: potential ticketing revenue loss for the NBA 2020
Potential loss of ticketing revenue for the NBA due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: potential ticketing revenue loss for NBA teams 2020
COVID-19: potential ticketing revenue loss for NBA teams 2020
Potential loss of ticketing revenue for the NBA due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020, by team (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for March Madness 2020
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for March Madness 2020
Potential loss of revenue from NCAA's March Madness due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: potential revenue loss per college for March Madness 2020
COVID-19: potential revenue loss per college for March Madness 2020
Potential loss of revenue from NCAA's March Madness per school due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: potential media rights revenue loss per school for March Madness 2020
COVID-19: potential media rights revenue loss per school for March Madness 2020
Potential loss of revenue from NCAA's March Madness TV deals per school due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020, by conference (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: public awareness about the cancelation of March Madness as of March 2020
COVID-19: public awareness about the cancelation of March Madness as of March 2020
How much have you seen, read or heard about the cancelation of NCAA's March Madness due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?

Baseball

COVID-19: MLB potential stadium revenue loss by team 2020
COVID-19: MLB potential stadium revenue loss by team 2020
Potential stadium revenue loss in the MLB due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States as of April 2020, by team (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: potential ticket revenue loss in MLB in the U.S. in 2020
COVID-19: potential ticket revenue loss in MLB in the U.S. in 2020
Potential ticket revenue loss in the MLB due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States in 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: MLB potential ticket market loss by team 2020
COVID-19: MLB potential ticket market loss by team 2020
Potential ticket revenue loss in the MLB due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States in 2020, by team (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: public awareness about the MLB being postponed as of March 2020
COVID-19: public awareness about the MLB being postponed as of March 2020
How much have you seen, read or heard about the MLB postponing the 2020 baseball season due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?
COVID-19: opinion on the ability to finish MLB season in the U.S. 2020
COVID-19: opinion on the ability to finish MLB season in the U.S. 2020
Public opinion on whether Major League Baseball (MLB) will be able to finish its season amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States as of August 2020

Football

COVID-19: NFL potential revenue loss 2020
COVID-19: NFL potential revenue loss 2020
Estimated revenue loss to the NFL if games are played without fans as a result the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States as of May 2020
COVID-19: potential ticket revenue loss in NFL in the U.S. in 2020, by team
COVID-19: potential ticket revenue loss in NFL in the U.S. in 2020, by team
Potential ticket revenue loss in the NFL due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States in 2020, by team (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: public opinion in the U.S. on responsibility for the NFL season 2020
COVID-19: public opinion in the U.S. on responsibility for the NFL season 2020
Public opinion on who should decide whether the new NFL season should start during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States as of April 2020
COVID-19: public opinion in the U.S. on delaying the NFL season 2020
COVID-19: public opinion in the U.S. on delaying the NFL season 2020
Public opinion on delaying the new NFL/college football season during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States as of April 2020
COVID-19: public opinion on playing the NFL season 2020
COVID-19: public opinion on playing the NFL season 2020
Public opinion on playing the NFL season during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States as of August 2020
COVID-19: public opinion in the U.S. on starting the NFL season 2020
COVID-19: public opinion in the U.S. on starting the NFL season 2020
Public opinion on whether the new NFL season should start during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States as of April 2020

The Olympics

COVID-19: number of people affected by Olympics 2020 postponement
COVID-19: number of people affected by Olympics 2020 postponement
Number of people affected by the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020, by category
COVID-19: potential cost for the Olympics 2020, by sector
COVID-19: potential cost for the Olympics 2020, by sector
Potential cost of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020, by sector (in billion Japanese yen)
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for the Olympics 2020
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for the Olympics 2020
Potential loss of revenue from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: potential ad and sponsorship revenue loss for the Olympics 2020
COVID-19: potential ad and sponsorship revenue loss for the Olympics 2020
Potential loss of advertising and sponsorship spending for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
Effect of Tokyo 2020 Olympics' cancellation on companies Japan 2020
Effect of Tokyo 2020 Olympics' cancellation on companies Japan 2020
Possible impact of further postponement or cancellation of Tokyo 2020 Olympics on business of companies in Japan as of August 2020
COVID-19: insured cost of the Olympics 2020
COVID-19: insured cost of the Olympics 2020
Insured cost of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: reinsurance premium of the Olympics 2020
COVID-19: reinsurance premium of the Olympics 2020
Reinsurance premium lost after the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)

Soccer

COVID-19: potential revenue loss for US soccer 2020
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for US soccer 2020
Potential loss of revenue for US soccer leagues due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: potential ticket loss in MLS in the U.S. in 2020, by team
COVID-19: potential ticket loss in MLS in the U.S. in 2020, by team
Potential ticket revenue loss in the MLS due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States in 2020, by team (in million U.S. dollars)
UEFA revenue loss for cancelling Euro 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
UEFA revenue loss for cancelling Euro 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Potential loss of revenue for UEFA for postponing or cancelling Euro 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million euros)
Potential revenue loss of European football leagues due to the coronavirus
Potential revenue loss of European football leagues due to the coronavirus
Potential maximum revenue loss of European football leagues due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the season 2019/2020, by source (in million euros)
Number of matches in European football leagues affected by the coronavirus 2020
Number of matches in European football leagues affected by the coronavirus 2020
Number of games affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) in European football leagues in the season 2019/2020
COVID-19: potential transfer revenue loss for European soccer teams 2020
COVID-19: potential transfer revenue loss for European soccer teams 2020
Highest value loss of player transfer value in the big-5 European soccer leagues due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020, by club (in milllion Euros)
COVID-19: potential transfer value loss for European soccer teams 2020
COVID-19: potential transfer value loss for European soccer teams 2020
Highest percentage loss of player transfer value in the big-5 European soccer leagues due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020, by club
Coronavirus impact on market value of Serie A soccer clubs in Italy 2022
Coronavirus impact on market value of Serie A soccer clubs in Italy 2022
Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the market value of Serie A soccer clubs in Italy in 2022 (in million euros)
TV rights value of Serie A games at risk due to coronavirus 2019-2020
TV rights value of Serie A games at risk due to coronavirus 2019-2020
TV rights value of Serie A football matches at risk of being postponed or canceled due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy in the season 2019/2020 (in million euros)
Potential revenue loss of Serie A due to the coronavirus 2019-2020, by source
Potential revenue loss of Serie A due to the coronavirus 2019-2020, by source
Potential revenue loss of the Serie A football league in Italy due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the season 2019/2020, by source (in million euros)
Time spent watching football on TV before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK
Time spent watching football on TV before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK
Time per week spent watching live football matches on the television (TV) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK)

Motor racing

COVID-19: impact on the Formula One Group's stock 2020
COVID-19: impact on the Formula One Group's stock 2020
Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the Formula One Group's stock as of March 2020
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for F1 2020
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for F1 2020
Potential loss of revenue for Formula One due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for the Chinese Grand Prix 2020
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for the Chinese Grand Prix 2020
Potential loss of revenue for Formula One from the Chinese Grand Prix due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of February 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for the Vietnam Grand Prix 2020
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for the Vietnam Grand Prix 2020
Potential loss of revenue for Formula One from the Vietnam Grand Prix due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of February 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series Race 1 average viewers 2020-2021
eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series Race 1 average viewers 2020-2021
Number of viewers of the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series Race 1 in the United States in 2020 and 2021 (in 1,000s)
COVID-19: iRacing user growth 2020
COVID-19: iRacing user growth 2020
Increase in users of iRacing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic worldwide as of March 2020

Other sports

COVID-19: potential revenue loss for NHL teams per game 2020
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for NHL teams per game 2020
Estimated potential loss of revenue for NHL teams per home game due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: potential ticket revenue loss in NHL in the U.S. in 2020
COVID-19: potential ticket revenue loss in NHL in the U.S. in 2020
Potential ticket revenue loss in the NHL due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States in 2020, by team (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: public awareness about the NHL being suspended as of March 2020
COVID-19: public awareness about the NHL being suspended as of March 2020
How much have you seen, read or heard about the NHL temporarily suspending its season due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?
COVID-19: potential revenue loss from NCAA events 2020
COVID-19: potential revenue loss from NCAA events 2020
Potential loss of revenue for hosts of selected NCAA events due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
COVID-19: likelihood of watching PGA Tour golf as of March 2020
COVID-19: likelihood of watching PGA Tour golf as of March 2020
Do you agree or disagree that you are more likely to watch PGA Tour golf due to the suspension of other sports as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for WWE 2020
COVID-19: potential revenue loss for WWE 2020
Potential loss of revenue for WWE due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)

Public opinion

COVID-19: public opinion on reaction of professional sports leagues 2020
COVID-19: public opinion on reaction of professional sports leagues 2020
Public opinion on the handling of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by major sports leaders in the United States as of June 2020, by sport
COVID-19: public support for canceling professional sports as of March 2020
COVID-19: public support for canceling professional sports as of March 2020
Do you agree or disagree that professional sports leagues are doing the right thing by suspending their seasons due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?
COVID-19: public support for canceling March Madness as of March 2020
COVID-19: public support for canceling March Madness as of March 2020
Do you agree or disagree that the NCAA did the right thing by canceling its remaining championships and March Madness due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?
COVID-19: impact of canceling live sports as of March 2020
COVID-19: impact of canceling live sports as of March 2020
How much of an impact has the lack of live sports due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had on your daily life?
Positive impact of live sport on mental health during COVID-19 in the U.S. 2021
Positive impact of live sport on mental health during COVID-19 in the U.S. 2021
Public opinion on whether watching sports on TV during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a positive impact on the mental health of most Americans in the United States as of March 2021
COVID-19: preferred sports programming alternative as of March 2020
COVID-19: preferred sports programming alternative as of March 2020
Preferred alternative content to live sports during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States as of March 2020
COVID-19: U.S. public opinion on sports teams laying off full-time employees 2020
COVID-19: U.S. public opinion on sports teams laying off full-time employees 2020
Public opinion on sports teams laying off full-time staff due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States as of March 2020
Safety protocol importance before children start playing organized sports in 2020
Safety protocol importance before children start playing organized sports in 2020
How important is it that your child’s youth sports program puts new health safety protocols in place before your child competes in organized sports again?
COVID-19: public opinion on when live sports will restart as of April 2020
COVID-19: public opinion on when live sports will restart as of April 2020
Based on what you know about the coronavirus, when do you expect to be able to watch live professional and college sports again?
COVID-19: timeframe for attending live sport as of April 2020
COVID-19: timeframe for attending live sport as of April 2020
Based on what you know about the coronavirus, when do you expect to feel comfortable attending a live sporting event in person again?

Vaccinations

Opinion on attending sporting events after COVID vaccine in the U.S. 2021
Opinion on attending sporting events after COVID vaccine in the U.S. 2021
Public opinion on attending sporting events after receiving the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination in the United States as of January 2021
Opinion on prioritizing athletes for COVID vaccine in the U.S. 2021
Opinion on prioritizing athletes for COVID vaccine in the U.S. 2021
Public opinion on athletes having priority for the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination in the United States as of January 2021
Opinion on priority coronavirus vaccines for Olympic athletes in the U.S. 2021
Opinion on priority coronavirus vaccines for Olympic athletes in the U.S. 2021
Public opinion on giving Olympic athletes priority access to the coronavirus vaccine among adults in the United States as of March 2021
Opinion on needing coronavirus vaccines to compete at the Olympics in the U.S. 2021
Opinion on needing coronavirus vaccines to compete at the Olympics in the U.S. 2021
Public opinion on Olympic athletes needing to be vaccinated for coronavirus in order to compete in the United States as of March 2021
EURO 2020: British opinion on visitors' mandatory proof of COVID-19 vaccination
EURO 2020: British opinion on visitors' mandatory proof of COVID-19 vaccination
Public opinion on mandatory proof of COVID-19 vaccination for visitors of the UEFA European Championships 2020 in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021
COVID-19 vaccine importance for U.S. children to play in organized sports in 2020
COVID-19 vaccine importance for U.S. children to play in organized sports in 2020
How important is it that a COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine becomes widely available before your child competes in organized sports again?

Potential loss of gate revenue in the NBA
450m USD

Potential loss of TV & marketing rights for March Madness
*****m USD

Potential loss per school in the SEC in March Madness
**m USD

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- Number of Olympic athletes affected by the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
- 11,000
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COVID-19: number of people affected by Olympics 2020 postponement
- Potential loss from the cost of the new Olympic Stadium
- ***m USD
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COVID-19: potential revenue loss for the Olympics 2020
- Potential loss from NBC advertising during the Olympics
- ****bn USD
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COVID-19: potential ad and sponsorship revenue loss for the Olympics 2020

- Loss in market value of the Formula One Group's stock
- **%
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COVID-19: impact on the Formula One Group's stock 2020
- Potential loss in hosting fees for the season
- *****m USD
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COVID-19: potential revenue loss for F1 2020
- Loss in corporate hospitality tickets from the canceled Vietnam Grand Prix
- ***m USD
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COVID-19: potential revenue loss for the Vietnam Grand Prix 2020

- Potential loss in tickets sales per home game in the NHL
- ****m USD
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COVID-19: potential revenue loss for NHL teams per game 2020
- Potential loss in MLS media rights
- 90m USD
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COVID-19: potential revenue loss for US soccer 2020
- Potential loss for Detroit hosting canceled Frozen Four
- **m USD
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COVID-19: potential revenue loss from NCAA events 2020