The statistic displays the results of a survey on the distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event or watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by country. In 2016, it was found that half of the respondents from Lebanon stated that they would rather watch a professional sporting event digitally than attending it if given the choice.
Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event or by watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by country
Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Egypt, MENA
Survey time period
2016
Number of respondents
4,529 respondents
Supplementary notes
The survey question was: "If there were a professional sporting event nearby, and you had the choice of attending the event or watching it on TV or digitally, which would you prefer?"
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Media Use in the Middle East Research Project. (May 4, 2016). Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event or by watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/656099/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-country/
Media Use in the Middle East Research Project. "Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event or by watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by country." Chart. May 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/656099/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-country/
Media Use in the Middle East Research Project. (2016). Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event or by watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/656099/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-country/
Media Use in the Middle East Research Project. "Distribution of People Who Prefer Attending a Professional Sporting Event or by Watching It on a Screen in The Middle East in 2016, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/656099/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-country/
Media Use in the Middle East Research Project, Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event or by watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/656099/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-country/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event or by watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by country [Graph], Media Use in the Middle East Research Project, May 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/656099/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-country/
