India, China, USA and Brazil top drivers of growth within rugby´s 800 million-strong following
(WorldNews France)

Global fanbase increase of 24 per cent since 2013 Major global markets showing strong growth Asia, North America, South America and Africa growing rapidly Short-form content effective in attractive new fans Average fan age decreasing and female fan-share increasing Rugby has nearly 800 million followers globally, while more than 338 million considering themselves fans, with India, China and the USA alone constituting almost 33 per cent of the population, according to the largest-ever market research into fan trends and perceptions conducted by World Rugby. Published as the Rugby World Cup 2019 trophy tour visits India where there are 25.7 million fans of rugby, the research undertaken by...