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The 100 most popular Events in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest events in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 5.5k events tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. FIFA World Cup 2026, NFL and NBA lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 509M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 18M, and the largest, FIFA World Cup 2026, reaches around 251M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each event, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are updated quarterly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated quarterly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United States. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in United States, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in United States. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 FIFA World Cup 2026 251M 37.2 34.7% Soccer
2 NFL 144M 37.0 45.1% American football
3 NBA 114M 36.0 39.3% Basketball
4 FIFA World Cup 98M 37.4 32.4% Soccer
5 MLB 69M 36.7 40.6% Baseball
6 Ultimate Fighting Championship 56M 36.3 25.3% Martial art
7 WWE 46M 38.9 29.2% Wrestling
8 NBA Finals 40M 32.4 41.8% Basketball
9 NBA playoffs 38M 32.1 41.8% Basketball
10 Mother's Day 35M 43.0 72.8%
11 PGA Tour 34M 37.5 35.9% Golf
12 WNBA 33M 37.6 40.0% Basketball
13 UEFA Champions League 32M 33.6 29.6% Soccer
14 NHL 30M 37.8 35.7% Ice hockey
15 Father's Day 26M 43.1 66.2% Video game
16 NASCAR 26M 42.2 31.2% Motorsport
17 Masters Tournament 23M 37.3 34.6% Golf
18 Golden Globe Award 23M 43.3 60.1% Award
19 Thanksgiving 22M 40.3 64.5%
20 Australian Open (golf) 22M 41.3 0.0% Golf
21 Super Bowl 22M 33.9 44.1% American football
22 Veterans' Day (Netherlands) 21M 45.2 34.3%
23 Major League Soccer 20M 34.9 43.1% Soccer
24 Premier League 20M 34.2 32.4% Soccer
25 Formula One 19M 36.5 25.4% Motorsport
26 Labor Day 18M 41.2 59.4%
27 Independence Day (United States) 18M 43.2 57.2%
28 The Open Championship 16M 36.5 32.3% Golf
29 PGA Championship 15M 37.5 33.1% Golf
30 La Liga 14M 32.6 29.1% Soccer
31 Emmy Award 13M 46.7 57.1% Award
32 Liga MX 11M 37.6 34.2% Soccer
33 National Women's Soccer League 11M 36.8 55.7% Women's soccer
34 Major League Baseball All-Star Game 10M 37.4 31.8% Baseball
35 Veterans Day 9.7M 48.9 41.2%
36 Lollapalooza 9.6M 32.4 59.2% Music festival
37 Tony Award 9.5M 45.1 60.8% Award
38 Football League Cup 9.5M — — Soccer
39 Minor League Baseball 9.4M 38.9 33.2% Baseball
40 Summer Olympic Games 9.2M 40.8 49.5%
41 NFL Sunday Ticket 8.8M 36.7 31.5%
42 National Football League draft 8.3M 35.5 32.0%
43 Sundance Film Festival 8.2M 39.7 55.2% Film festival
44 American Music Award 8.2M 44.0 60.7% Music festival
45 World Series 7.9M 39.9 29.3%
46 US Open (tennis) 7.8M 38.1 44.4% Tennis
47 Thanksgiving dinner 7.8M 44.4 69.7%
48 MotoGP 7.7M 36.3 21.1% Motorsport
49 WWE SmackDown 7.6M 36.2 22.5% Wrestling
50 Winter Olympic Games 7.6M 39.9 47.1% Winter sports
51 Big Ten Conference 6.8M 42.9 42.0%
52 Spring break 6.7M 38.6 61.6%
53 UEFA Europa League 6.4M 33.1 27.4% Soccer
54 WrestleMania 6.4M 38.0 24.8% Wrestling
55 Tour de France 6.3M 37.3 27.8% Cycling
56 South by Southwest 6.2M 43.9 68.4%
57 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 6M 32.1 60.5% Music festival
58 San Diego Comic-Con International 5.8M 33.8 51.6%
59 Woodstock 5.8M 49.9 52.1% Music festival
60 The Championships, Wimbledon 5.7M 37.3 40.8% Tennis
61 NCAA March Madness (CBS/Turner) 5.6M 32.7 39.8% Basketball
62 Hanukkah 5.5M 34.1 71.2%
63 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 5.4M 38.1 50.4%
64 X Games 5.3M 36.3 27.2% Extreme sports
65 Academy Award for Best Actor 5.3M 45.1 51.6% Award
66 Serie A 5.3M 31.1 30.1% Soccer
67 Burning Man 5.2M 32.5 53.2% Music festival
68 Live Soccer 5.1M — —
69 National Finals Rodeo 5.1M 38.3 53.8%
70 Small Press Expo 5.1M 39.9 14.6%
71 Australian Open 5M 39.3 39.1% Tennis
72 CosmoProf 4.8M 34.3 78.1% Beauty
73 Tough Mudder 4.8M 36.8 42.7%
74 Tomorrowland 4.8M 31.6 47.2% Music festival
75 Ninja 4.8M 30.0 42.1%
76 Bundesliga 4.8M 32.2 25.3% Soccer
77 U.S. Open (golf) 4.7M 37.1 34.6% Golf
78 Miss Universe 4.7M 34.9 71.0%
79 Spartan race 4.7M 35.9 40.8% Track & field
80 Black Girls Rock! 4.5M 31.5 71.5% Music festival
81 Cultural festival (Japan) 4.5M — —
82 International Women's Day 4.4M 39.0 75.6%
83 Ultra Music 4.4M 37.6 51.4% Music festival
84 Saint Patrick's Day 4.3M 41.8 61.1%
85 College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS 4.3M 41.6 27.7% Motorsport
86 Royal Rumble 4.3M 40.4 29.5% Wrestling
87 Black History Month 4.2M 35.9 61.7%
88 Stanley Cup playoffs 4.2M 35.7 33.9% Ice hockey
89 Stanley Cup 4.2M 36.0 34.4% Ice hockey
90 College Football Playoff 4M 42.4 33.8% American football
91 Mr. Olympia 4M 34.1 35.6% Martial art
92 Atlantic Coast Conference 3.9M 44.2 39.3%
93 Grand Ole Opry 3.9M 48.5 53.1% Music festival
94 Tribeca Film Festival 3.8M 41.0 53.7% Film festival
95 LIV Golf 3.8M 41.3 24.8% Golf
96 Pro Bowl 3.7M 35.5 26.5% American football
97 Pentecost 3.7M 43.2 66.4%
98 Monster Jam 3.7M 40.6 45.6% Motorsport
99 Kentucky Derby 3.7M 46.9 54.3%
100 Women's History Month 3.6M 39.3 62.7%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular events compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each event by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is updated quarterly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest event in United States?

FIFA World Cup 2026 currently leads with an estimated audience of 251M people in United States.

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