Athletes and sports personalities are people trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games that require physical strength, agility, and stamina. These individuals prepare for months and years to become who they are.

Likewise, these prominent athletes eventually became the faces of the sport they played and the best athletes of their time, leaving lasting impressions and unforgettable historical moments in society. Real Research launched a survey on the best athletes right now to see what public opinion is about the best athletes in the world. In detail, the survey aims to determine which prominent athletes respondents popularly associated with a particular sport. Here are the results.

Highlights:

  • Majority of 6.86% say Mike Trout is the best baseball player right now
  • 13.71% suggest that Lionel Messi is the best football player right now
  • Majority of 7.27% say LeBron James is the best basketball player right now.

Most Popular Football Player

The survey on the best athletes starts with a poll on the best football player. The responses were Lionel Messi (13.71%), Cristiano Ronaldo (10.29%), Neymar (7.64%), Mohamed Salah (4.95%), Sam Kerr (4.92%), and Karim Benzema (4.76%).

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Fig 1: Popular football players in the world

Next, the survey asked who the best baseball players are. A majority of 6.89% said Mike Trout, 6.08% said Aaron Judge, 6.43% said Gerrit Alan Cole, 5.95% said Shohei Ohtani, and 5.85% said Juan Soto.

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The Best Basketball Player in the World Right Now

Next, the ‘best athletes’ survey then polls respondents on who they feel is the best basketball player right now. In response, 7.27% chose LeBron James, 7.06% said Stephen Curry, 5.38% chose Devin Booker, 5.25% said Nikola Jokic, and 5.2% said Kevin Durant.

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Fig 2: Best basketball player

Accordingly, when asked about the best cricket player, 9.57% said Virat Kohli, while 7.19% and 6.77% said Babar Azam and Shakib Al Hassan, respectively. Others said Rohit Sharma (6.28%), Joe Root (5.2%), Moeen Ali (4.75%), and Rashid Khan (4.64%).

Next, the survey asked who the best tennis player is. To this, a majority said Rafael Nadal (9.37%), Novak Djokovic (8.4%), Maria Sakkari (3.89%), Taylor Fritz (3.75%), Alexander Zverev (3.36%), and Dominic Thiem (3.32%).

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Best Voted Gold Players

When asked about the best golf player, respondents said Lydia Ko (10.2%), Jin Young KO (4.93%), Minjee Lee (4.41%), Justin Thomas (4.19%), and Rory Mcllroy.

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Fig 3: Best-voted golf players

The survey on the best athletes asked who the best swimmer is right now. The respondents say Michael Andrew (5.38%), Bobby Finke (4.64%), David Popovici (4.59%), Leon Marchand (4.55%), and Summer McIntosh (3.96%).

Lastly, the survey on the best athletes also asked respondents who the best mixed martial artist is right now. To this, 7.84% answered Amanda Nunes, 6.72% say Rosa Namajunas, 4.83% say Jon Jones, 3.93% say Alexander Volkanovski, and 3.68% say Dustin Poirier.

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Methodology

Survey TitleSurvey on the Best Athletes Right Now
DurationSeptember 07 – September 14, 2022
Number of Participants30,000
DemographicsMales and females, aged 21 to 99
Participating Countries Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, China (Hong Kong) China (Macao), China (Taiwan), Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greanada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Maluritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar [Burma], Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.