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The world cup is the largest sporting event of the year, with FIFA estimates of over 5 billion people watching worldwide. It’s no wonder how fans across the world can get caught up in the excitement and glory. The economic downside, you might ask? Try $121 Million in the US (just think what it could have been if they had continued onto the quarterfinals.) And the biggest loser, both in national pride and economic productivity, will be the U.K. with an estimated $7.3 Billion in lost productivity. Blimey!
Check out our visual guide to productivity loss from hours of employees watching, tracking, and analyzing the World Cup during business hours. Infographic Design by Lissette Arias
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July 1, 2010 at 8:03 pm
Daily SG: 2 Jul 2010 « The Singapore Daily
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July 4, 2010 at 11:19 am
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July 6, 2010 at 8:02 am
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[...] stands to miss out on $7.8 billion in work, and had their national pride erased as well. See this brilliant infographic from InsideView.com for more startling [...]
July 18, 2010 at 11:46 pm
Ayeen
Flabbergasted, speechless.. I had to pause for a moment. I am one of those 5 billion people who sometimes watch this sporting event of the year (that is-on t.v. of course), and I enjoy it.. but $121 Million?? I didn’t expect this, sometimes we really don’t know if some things are really worth it. It was enjoyable though- but only for a moment.