EY-Parthenon UK Sports Engagement Index
Here’s a breakdown of the sports ranking data from the provided HTML table, along with key takeaways from the accompanying text:
Sports Ranking (2025)
Here’s the ranking of sports based on engagement, with changes from the previous ranking (where indicated):
- Football
- Formula 1
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Hiking (+2)
- Running
- Athletics (-2)
- Cricket (+6)
- Boxing (-1)
- Rugby Union (+3)
- Golf (+4)
- snooker
- Basketball (+7)
- Yoga (First time in rankings)
- Darts (+2)
Key Insights from the Text:
* Overall Engagement: Sport engagement is slightly down (88% in 2025 vs.90% in 2024), likely due to the lack of the Olympic Games in 2025.
* Gender Gap: There’s a noticeable gender gap in sports engagement, notably among 18-24 year olds (92% men vs.77% women). this gap narrows with age.
* Reasons for Gender Gap: The gap is potentially due to stronger grassroots programs for men and more TV coverage of men’s sports.
* Age & Engagement: Engagement declines with age for both genders, but the decline is more notable for women.
* Source: The facts comes from a survey conducted by Simon Mantell, Sports Industry Sector Lead, UK&I.