In 2015, The Outdoor Sports Industry Accounted For 42.2% Of The Total Sports Industry In The United States.

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The added value is US $500 billion, which is 2 times the output value of the US auto industry and 7 times the output value of the film and television industry.

Specific to the sports industry in every subdivision area,

The added value of the industry is 160 billion dollars, and the fitness industry's added value is 105 billion yuan.

The added value of the sales industry is US $48 billion, the added value of the professional sports sales industry is US $24 billion, the added value of the sports competition performance industry is 22 billion 400 million dollars, and the sports brokerage industry's added value is US $20 billion.

In addition, data from the Plunkett Research Center show that the profits of the US sports industry increased steadily from 48 billion US dollars in 2009 to US $72 billion in 2014. It also shows that the sports industry is in a growing industry in the United States.

Outdoor sports is a widely and rapidly developing subdivision of American audiences.

From the 50s and 60s of last century, the federal government promulgated the plan 66, the sustainable multipurpose act and the outdoor leisure act to encourage and promote the development of outdoor sports industry.

In 2010, President Obama also released the twenty-first Century us major family campaign strategy to further mobilize American citizens to participate in outdoor sports.

Nowadays, more than 140 million Americans participate in outdoor sports every year. Among them, golf industry, ice and snow industry, camping and camping are the most popular industrial sectors in the United States. The annual added value is 160 billion dollars.

According to statistics, the American leisure activities are walking, swimming, camping, equipment training, fishing, cycling, bowling and golf. The number of participants has reached 86 million, 67 million, 50 million, 45 million, 44 million, 43 million, 43 million and 23 million respectively.

The sporting goods industry presents the overall prosperity under the pull of the two giant Nike and Reebok. Meanwhile, the sporting goods industry in the United States actively supports the development of mass sports, and enterprises encourage mass participation in sports through sponsorship, propaganda and lobbying.

In all sporting goods categories, golf products market in the United States market the highest amount of sporting goods items, wholesale sales in 2014 reached $2 billion 810 million, followed by building ball equipment, sales in 2015 are expected to reach 2 billion 565 million yuan.

Professional sports should be said to be a pearl of the American sports industry. It brings together four top league tournaments, NCAA and GPA.

According to the published financial data, NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL earned 13 billion, 9 billion 500 million, 4 billion 800 million and 3 billion 700 million dollars in the 2014-15 season respectively. If they were allocated to the club, the average income of the four league matches reached 406 million, 316 million, 160 million and 123 million dollars.

Since the emergence of professional sports events 180 years ago, there are nearly 800 professional teams, 14000 professional athletes, more than 200 thousand coaches and auditors, 16000 judges and competition officials in the United States.

The development of sports media in the United States is more and more flourishing. The famous sports media such as ESPN, NBC, FOX, ABC and CBS have sprung up.

The ESPN, founded in 1979, now has a value of $40 billion, generating $10 billion a year, and the number of employees worldwide is 8000.

Sports brokers in the United States have about 700 brokerage firms offering professional services in sports management and marketing. Over 20 thousand people are engaged in sports broking activities, among which the more famous sports brokers are ACC, WME, IMG and ISE.