In a 2022 survey, 74 percent of respondents said that they had never taken part in a fantasy sports league. Among the remaining 26 percent of survey participants, half were actively engaged in playing in a fantasy sports league, while the other half hadn't played in a fantasy sports league for the past 12 months.
Share of participants in fantasy sports in the United States as of August 2022, by playing frequency
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SSRS. (August 9, 2022). Share of participants in fantasy sports in the United States as of August 2022, by playing frequency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380814/fantasy-sports-participants-type-us/
SSRS. "Share of participants in fantasy sports in the United States as of August 2022, by playing frequency ." Chart. August 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380814/fantasy-sports-participants-type-us/
SSRS. (2022). Share of participants in fantasy sports in the United States as of August 2022, by playing frequency . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380814/fantasy-sports-participants-type-us/
SSRS. "Share of Participants in Fantasy Sports in The United States as of August 2022, by Playing Frequency ." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380814/fantasy-sports-participants-type-us/
SSRS, Share of participants in fantasy sports in the United States as of August 2022, by playing frequency Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380814/fantasy-sports-participants-type-us/ (last visited June 06, 2024)
Share of participants in fantasy sports in the United States as of August 2022, by playing frequency [Graph], SSRS, August 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380814/fantasy-sports-participants-type-us/