Share of people watching the FIFA World Cup in Africa in 2018 and 2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 30, 2023
In 2022, a survey conducted in Africa found that 93 percent of respondents was watching or planning to watch the FIFA World Cup. This was an eight percentage points increase from the last FIFA World Cup which was held in 2018. Moreover, Africa's share was higher than the global intended viewership average which stood at 55 percent.

Percentage of people watching the FIFA World Cup in Africa in 2018 and 2022

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Release date

November 2022

Region

Africa

Survey time period

November 18 to 20, 2022*

Number of respondents

1,853 respondents

Special properties

GeoPoll App users in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda

Supplementary notes

* Survey period for 2022 figures.

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