Popular fantasy sports that are captivating fans in 2022


 Playing Sports is the favorite pastime of many. And the introduction of Fantasy Sports has made it easy for all by offering a chance to play their fantasy sports online. However, the Fantasy App Developers equally deserve the credit for making Fantasy Sports such a big hit, by offering engaging fantasy platforms. 

The Fantasy Sports industry is slowly growing because of the contribution of the sports community, fantasy app developers and not to forget our main contributors - Sports fans. 


After doing extensive research, we have found the top fantasy sports that are entertaining fans this year. Let’s dive and know which game is grabbing all the attention of sports fans. 

Fantasy Football 

Football is the most popular sport across the world, whether it's online or on-field.In the US, Fantasy football is played by 39 million fantasy users, higher than any other fantasy sports game. Out of 78% of total fantasy, users play football in the United States.  However, these stats vary a lot for the other regions of the world. 

The adrenaline rush while playing fantasy football makes it more interesting. Fantasy App Developers know how to boost the adrenaline rush on an online platform with a User Responsive application. 

However, Football players have the highest fan following.

Most Popular leagues of Football on Fantasy Sports App: 

  •  La Liga

  • UEFA Cup

  • Indian Super League 

  • Premier League 

  • Bundesliga


Fantasy Cricket 

When we talk about India, Cricket is the most popular fantasy sport and this can be verified by seeing the number of Fantasy Cricket is launching in the market every other day. The whole year is packed up with small and big cricket tournaments, which keep cricket fans entertained. 

50% of the nation's 1.3bn people watch cricket every year, there is no surprise why millions of fans in the country play Fantasy cricket. A study by the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports with KPMG suggests that there are 100 million fantasy cricket users in India right now, which will grow up to 400 million in the next decade.  

However, the popularity of any fantasy sports relies on the type of experience they are having while playing the particular sport. And this experience depends on the User Interface of the App. Hire experienced fantasy app developers to provide a lifetime experience to the users. 

Indian Premier League is the most popular Cricket league in the Indian Fantasy market. Begin with your fantasy sports journey with Royal11 and Fantasy Power11. 

Here are the top cricket leagues played on Fantasy Sports platforms:

  • Indian Premier League 

  • Abu Dhabi T10 League

  • ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

  • Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)

  • Big Bash League (BBL)

  • Caribbean Premier League (CPL)

  • Pakistan Super League (PSL)

  • The Hundred

  • European Cricket League


Fantasy Basketball 

After football, Basketball has huge popularity and fan following in United Sports compared to the other parts of the world. In India, basketball has a very low scope and opportunity. 

Due to the low opportunities available in real life, Indian Fantasy users tend to participate in Fantasy Basketball to showcase their skills and talent. It's the best way for basketball fans to fulfill their wish to create their team. About 19% of fantasy users play Fantasy Basketball in the U.S and Canada. 

To ace the online fantasy basketball game, one needs to be highly focused to monitor all the players of your team. 

The unpredictability and team dependency on each player to win the game makes it more exciting. 


The online format of the game has been popularised by websites, such as ESPN Fantasy Sports, NBA.com, etc. 

Here are the most popular basketball leagues covered by online fantasy platforms: 

  • NBA

  • FIBA

  • Euro League

  • The Basketball League

  • National Basketball League 


Kabaddi 

Kabaddi is the local game of India and was part of Indians' childhood. Pro Kabaddi League has re-introduced the game to the world with more enthusiasm. 

Generally, Kabaddi is played in India; however many international leagues are hosted by the International Kabaddi Federation of the world. 

The game kept the sports fans entertained from December 2021 to January 2022. Like IPL, the kabaddi teams are region-based and boost competition among fans to support their state team. 

Pro Kabaddi League is the most popular kabaddi league hosted by fantasy sports platforms every year. 


Fantasy Baseball

Do you even know about Fantasy Sports introduced by Baseball to the world? Baseball was the first game played in the format of Fantasy Sports. Baseball is one of the most beloved games in America, and fantasy baseball is played by 39% of fantasy users. 

It used to be the most played game in the US but is now overtaken by Fantasy Football due to the frequency of football leagues. Professional Fantasy App Developers can create an engaging and user-friendly platform to boost the popularity of the app among fantasy users. 

Indeed, the frequency of Fantasy Baseball leagues is low, but popular leagues like MLB and KBO keep entertaining the fantasy users and offer them a chance to showcase their talent. 

List of popular Fantasy Baseball League:

  • Major League Baseball

  • Minor League Baseball

  • Pacific Coast league

  • KBO league 

  • International League 

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