Sports fans use a variety of different online platforms to catch the highlights of their favorite sports team. In an August 2024 survey in the United States, over two-thirds of respondents stated that they followed sports on live TV. Meanwhile, over 60 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 followed sports on social media.
Most popular platforms for watching or following sports in the United States as of August 2024, by age
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YouGov. (October 21, 2024). Most popular platforms for watching or following sports in the United States as of August 2024, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/988494/generation-x-sports-highlights/
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YouGov. (2024). Most popular platforms for watching or following sports in the United States as of August 2024, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/988494/generation-x-sports-highlights/
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