According to the June 2018 research conducted in Tbilisi, 86% of the residents are fans sport fans. It’s noteworthy, that most of the fans are men and 24+ respondents. Football (34%), rugby (23%) and basketball (9%) were the most popular sports among the respondents. Interestingly, Football is more popular among men, while rugby and basketball is more often named by women as their favorite sport. The age difference between fans of these sports has only been revealed in rugby case, as research finds, rugby is the most popular among 18-44 respondents.

Most of the respondents (72%) believe that rugby is the most developed sport in Georgia. It is followed by football (9%) and judo (7%) with almost similar indexes.

* The research was conducted in Tbilisi by random selection between 400 adult Tbilisi residents during the period of June 2-3, 2018. The statistical error varies from 3.0% to 6.5%. The method used was face-to-face interview.