FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

📈 Doing numbers

The GIST: As this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) continues to smash attendance and viewership records, the time to invest in global women’s soccer is now. Here’s a breakdown by the numbers.

1.35M: The total number of fans who attended the 2015 WWC in Canada. This former record was passed during Sunday’s Round of 16 matchday, with many games left to play. Soarin’, flyin’...

53.9M: Television viewership in China for the Steel Roses’ group stage loss to England — the largest audience for a single match so far this tournament.

4.7M: The number of fans in Australia who tuned in to watch the Matildas beat Canada in the group stage.

2.5M: Viewership numbers for the USWNT’s Sunday loss to Sweden on Fox, which saw the audience peak at 4M during penalty kicks. That’s a heck of a lot of people on the edge of their seats.

5.2M: The audience peak for BBC One’s stream of England’s win over Nigeria on Monday.

520K: The number of Australians who turned on the USWNT vs. Sweden matchup, making it the most-watched WWC game in Australia not featuring the Matildas.