The bar chart illustrates the percentage of people who attended live sporting events in six different sports – swimming, basketball, tennis, golf, football, and cycling – across the years 2005, 2010, and 2015.
Overall, football consistently attracted the highest proportion of live spectators over the three years, while golf and cycling remained the least attended. Most sports experienced a gradual increase in live viewership over the period.
In 2005, football was the most popular, with around 25% of people attending live matches, and this figure rose steadily to just over 30% by 2015. Basketball and tennis showed moderate increases, rising from about 10% and 8% in 2005 to approximately 15% and 14% respectively in 2015. Swimming also saw a slight upward trend, climbing from 6% to around 10%.
In contrast, golf maintained a relatively low level of interest, fluctuating between 4% and 6% throughout the period. Cycling was consistently the least watched sport live, attracting only about 2-3% of the population, with minimal variation across the years.
In summary, football dominated live sports attendance, while other sports had smaller audiences, and only minor shifts were observed in the popularity of less-followed sports like golf and cycling.