List of most watched sporting events in 2004

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This is a list of most watched sporting events in 2004.

Rank	Sports event	Audience numbers	Independent source
1	Olympic Games: opening ceremony	153 million	Media Guardian [1]
2	American football: Super Bowl	135 million	Media Guardian [2]
3	Olympic Games: closing ceremony	96 million	Media Guardian [3]
4	Football: Euro 2004 final Portugal v Greece	95 million	Media Guardian [4]
5	Olympic Games: men's 100m metres	87 million	Media Guardian [5]
6	Olympic Games: men's 200m freestyle swimming	66 million	Media Guardian [6]
7	Formula one: Monaco Grand Prix	59 million	Media Guardian [7]
8	Football: Champions League final Porto v Monaco	56 million	Media Guardian [8]
9	Nascar: NASCAR Daytona 500	33.5 million	Media Guardian [9]
10	Basketball: NBA finals	25 million	Media Guardian [10]
11	Tennis: Wimbledon women's singles final	21 million	Media Guardian [11]
12	Tennis: Wimbledon men's singles final	21 million	Media Guardian [12]
13	Cycling: Tour de France final stage	16 million	Media Guardian [13]
14	Football: FA Cup final Millwall v Man Utd	9 million	Media Guardian [14]
15	Horseracing: Grand National	9 million	Media Guardian [15]
16	Rowing: University Boat Race	5 million	Media Guardian [16]

As a comparison, the final of the Football World Cup 2002 (Brazil v Germany) was watched by 1.3 billion people answers.google.com.[[Category:Sports events|Most watched sporting events in 2004|