Today, table tennis is still a hugely popular sport in China, with millions of people playing recreationally and competitively. The country has more than 40,000 registered table tennis clubs, and over 100 million people play the sport regularly.

With over 85 million people playing the game daily and 350 million watching major table tennis competitions, table tennis can be found in almost every park or school in China. This massive fan base has given China more table tennis players than any other country.

Given its streak of winning at the game both in the Olympics and World Championships, it goes without saying, that table tennis is most popular in China. It is said that there are over 10 million people who play the sport almost every day. Table tennis is considered the national sport in China and has been ingrained in its culture.

Table tennis, also known as ping pong, has been considered as the national sport of the People’s Republic of China. Since table tennis became an official Olympic medal sport at Seoul 1988, Chinese athletes have dominated the sport winning 28 of a possible 32 gold medals up to Rio 2016.