In 2013, the ASP was acquired by ZoSea, backed by Paul Speaker, Terry Hardy, and Dirk Ziff.

[7] In January 2018, Forbes reported that the WSL had signed an exclusive deal for digital broadcast rights, with Facebook, worth $30 million over two years.

[10] The predecessors of the WSL relates to what organization predominantly represented individual professional surfers at that time.

The first WSL world champions were Adriano de Souza (BRA) and Carissa Moore (HAW) in 2015.

In April 2016, the World Surf League introduced WSL PURE, its philanthropic initiative dedicated to supporting ocean health through research, education and advocacy.

On 5 September 2018, the World Surf League announced equal pay for every female and male WSL event.

CEO Sophie Goldschmidt said, "This is a huge step forward in our long-planned strategy to elevate women's surfing and we are thrilled to make this commitment as we reveal our new 2019 schedule...".

[14] The announcement prompted a conversation about equal pay for professional athletes and the world commended the WSL for leading the way.

8 x world surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore said "I hope this serves as a model for other sports, global organizations and society as a whole.

My fellow women athletes and I are honored by the confidence in us, and inspired to reward this decision with ever higher levels of surfing.".

[16] More events were cancelled in January 2021: Sunset, the Big Wave Jaws Championship Pe'ahi, and the Santa Cruz Pro.

[28] The qualifiers for the 2012 ASP World Tour top 34 surfers was determined using a Rotation Points system.

A surfer has the right of way if he or she is closer to the area where the wave is breaking, this is more commonly referred to as having the inside position.

Interference are shown as triangles on the score cards in various different ways depending on when or where in the heat they were made.

[28] Annual Championship Tour champions, since 1964, as recorded by World Surf League and correct as of 8 September 2022.

[32] Annual Longboard champions, since Men's event started in 1986/87 and Women's in 1999, as recorded by World Surf League and correct as of 5 October 2022.

[32] Annual Junior champions, since Men's event started in 1998 and Women's in 2005, as recorded by the Association of Surfing Pros through to 2012.

[34] List winners of junior surfing world championship [35] Annual Big Wave champions, since Men's event started in 2009 and Women's in 2016, as recorded by ... and correct as of ...[citation needed] NOTE: Only one event of the 2020 Triple Crown was held because of the pandemic.