Cricket Market Report 2026

The cricket market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $6.19 billion in 2025 to $6.69 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of international cricket tournaments, growth of domestic and franchise leagues, rising broadcast viewership across regions, increasing youth participation in cricket, commercialization of cricket merchandise.

The cricket market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $9.01 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to expansion of digital streaming audiences, rising investments in women’s cricket, growing adoption of advanced training technologies, increasing monetization of fantasy sports platforms, expansion of cricket in emerging markets. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of immersive fan engagement platforms, rising popularity of fantasy and digital cricket leagues, growing demand for sustainable cricket equipment, expansion of data-driven player performance analytics, enhanced monetization through digital broadcasting.

The growing engagement of youth in sports is expected to drive the growth of the cricket market in the coming years. Sports participation among young people is increasing due to a greater awareness of its benefits for physical health, teamwork, and overall youth development. As more young athletes participate in organized sports, the cricket industry is experiencing rising demand, prompting organizations, academies, and event organizers to invest in structured training programs, improved infrastructure, and engagement initiatives to attract and retain younger audiences. For instance, in February 2024, according to a report published by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), a U.S.-based trade association, participation in winter sports, team sports, racquet sports, and water sports grew by over 9% in 2023 compared to the previous year. Therefore, the increasing engagement of youth in sports is fueling the growth of the cricket market.

Key companies operating in the cricket market are incorporating advanced technologies such as immersive spatial rendering to transform fan engagement and broadcasting experiences. Immersive spatial rendering is an advanced virtual reality (VR) technology that reconstructs real-world match environments in three-dimensional space, allowing viewers to experience the game from multiple perspectives, explore on-field action with realistic depth, and interact with live data overlays. For example, in June 2024, the International Cricket Council (ICC), a United Arab Emirates-based governing body for cricket, launched the ICC Immersive App for Apple Vision Pro, utilizing immersive spatial rendering to recreate T20 World Cup highlights in a 3D virtual environment. The platform enables fans to relive pivotal moments from different angles, visualize ball trajectories, and access player statistics within an interactive interface, significantly enhancing viewer engagement and redefining how audiences experience cricket beyond traditional broadcasting.

In October 2023, Dream11, an India-based provider of fantasy sports platforms and digital gaming services, acquired Sixer for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition enables Dream11 to integrate Sixer’s proprietary fantasy cricket stock trading platform and user engagement technologies, expanding its digital fantasy cricket offerings while diversifying its product portfolio and improving user engagement. Sixer is an India-based fantasy cricket gaming company known for its innovative platform that allows users to buy and sell virtual stocks of cricket players based on real-time performance metrics.

Major companies operating in the cricket market are MRF Limited, Kookaburra Sport Pty Ltd, Sanspareils Greenlands Private Limited, Sareen Sports Industries Private Limited, Gunn and Moore, Gray Nicolls, New Balance Cricket, Spartan Sports International Pty Ltd, CA Sports Pvt Ltd, BAS Vampire Sports, Adidas AG, Puma SE, Nike Inc., Hunts County Bats Limited, Kippax Willow Limited, Millichamp and Hall Limited, Fearnley Cricket Limited, B3 Cricket Limited, A2 Cricket Limited, B D Mahajan and Sons Private Limited.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the cricket market in 2025, and it is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the cricket market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the cricket market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The cricket market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as ticketing, stadium management, event management, sports analytics, player management, physiotherapy, and broadcasting. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The cricket market also includes sales of merchandise, training kits, bowling machines, pitch equipment, accessories, and maintenance products. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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