On December 21, Beijing time, the Chinese Basketball Association officially released the report on the development of Chinese basketball, and listed a number of data in detail in the report, of which China's basketball population has reached 125 million people, and the recognition also ranks first among the three major balls. At present, the top 5 favorite Chinese players in the public are Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Guo Allen, Wang Zhizhi and Zhou Qi.
According to the basketball population portrait released by the Chinese Basketball Association, the current general basketball population is 125 million people, and the core basketball population is 76.1 million. Among them, 13.9% of 6-17-year-olds participate in basketball, ranking first in all ball sports. In the 15-25 age group, the proportion of men playing is as high as 28.8%, of which the number of urban men participating in basketball has reached 36%.
At present, the recognition of basketball is also ranked first among the three major balls, whether it is parents choosing for their children or the proportion of teenagers who voluntarily play ball is very high. Basketball has become an important way for family members to participate in sports together, and the public recognition of basketball is also very high, 76.3% of people think that playing basketball is healthier, 65% think basketball will be happier.
The development prospects of youth basketball are also very optimistic, especially in school sports, which have achieved great development, and nearly 60% of schools currently have basketball teams, more than 40% of schools have basketball clubs, and more than 1/4 of teenagers participate in basketball teams or basketball clubs. And 78.7% of the public is willing to let their children become basketball students because they believe that basketball players/special students can bring advantages in school and work.
In the field of watching the game, 69.5% of the public has watched basketball games, of which 80% have watched live broadcasts through television, 39% of the public have chosen online live broadcasting, and the proportion of teenagers watching basketball games in short videos, online social networking software, etc. is not small, reaching 29.1% and 15.7% respectively.
At present, the 5 most popular Chinese players by the public are Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Guo Allen, Wang Zhizhi and Zhou Qi, while the 5 most popular Chinese players among teenagers, the first 3 remain unchanged, but the last 2 are replaced by Hu Mingxuan and Zhao Rui.
The most popular foreign players are Kobe, Jordan, James, Curry and Iverson, while the most popular foreign players for teenagers are Kobe, James, Jordan, Curry and Irving.
The most popular teams for the public are the Lakers, Guangdong, Rockets, Liaoning and the Chinese men's basketball team, while the most popular teams for teenagers are the Lakers, Rockets, Warriors, Guangdong and Liaoning.