By that metric, cricket is the most popular sport in the world, because it's the most popular sport in India, even though it's only widely played in a few count

By that metric, cricket is the most popular sport in the world, because it's the most popular sport in India, even though it's only widely played in a few countries. It's the question of mean vs median. When talking about worldwide popularity, I think most people implicitly consider a median-like metric.