In the United Kingdom (UK), men reported more interest in sports than women. In 2020, around ** percent of sports fans surveyed identified as male. Meanwhile, ** percent of sports fans in the UK that year identified as female.
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Strive. (November 24, 2020). Share of sports fans in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254852/sports-fans-gender-uk/
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