How many people play soccer worldwide?
Sports medium Data from 2023
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The answer
250,000,000 players
Roughly 250M.
FIFA estimates around 250 million people play football regularly, across more than 200 national associations — more than any other sport on Earth. Only about 130,000 of them are professionals, which is roughly one in every 2,000 players.
Where this number comes from
| Source | FIFA Big Count survey |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2023 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | players |
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