Popularity ranking · United States

The 100 most popular Sports in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest sports in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 803 sports tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Basketball, American football and Soccer lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 272M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 20M, and the largest, Basketball, reaches around 99M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each sport, 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 Basketball 99M 39.0 43.0% Sport
2 American football 88M 38.1 44.6% Sport
3 Soccer 85M 39.1 45.5% Sport
4 Baseball 83M 38.7 44.7% Sport
5 Golf 73M 42.8 42.9% Sport
6 ESPN 58M 37.4 36.7% Sport
7 College football 49M 37.5 44.0% Sport
8 Martial arts 41M 39.5 34.4% Sport
9 Fishing 39M 43.5 41.3% Sport
10 Swimming 39M 43.6 52.3% Sport
11 Mixed martial arts 37M 39.7 26.8% Sport
12 Yoga 36M 41.6 63.3% Sport
13 CBS Sports 34M 43.2 31.7% Sport
14 Track and field 34M 38.7 48.0% Sport
15 NBA TV 32M 31.5 37.5% Sport
16 Volleyball 30M 37.4 40.6% Sport
17 Combat sport 30M 35.5 24.6% Sport
18 Ice hockey 29M 36.6 40.2% Sport
19 NFL Network 29M 34.5 40.6% Sport
20 DirecTV 29M 40.7 52.8% Entertainment
21 Wrestling 27M 36.4 24.5% Sport
22 Cycling 25M 40.7 38.4% Sport
23 Gymnastics 25M 36.8 50.9% Sport
24 Shooting sport 24M 39.0 38.4% Sport
25 Tennis 24M 41.1 42.4% Sport
26 Skiing 24M 38.8 44.0% Sport
27 CrossFit 24M 40.7 51.7% Sport
28 Golf Channel 24M 37.3 35.7% Sport
29 Extreme sport 23M 39.2 37.6% Sport
30 Walking 22M 43.7 60.1% Sport
31 Hunting 21M 44.3 41.1% Sport
32 Road running 21M — — Sport
33 Bodybuilding 19M 40.6 48.4% Sport
34 Alpine skiing 18M 36.0 39.0% Sport
35 Mountain biking 17M 38.8 41.1% Sport
36 Motorcycle sport 17M 37.3 20.5% Sport
37 Boxing 17M 37.3 29.7% Sport
38 NBC Sports 16M 37.7 38.8% Sport
39 Spearfishing 15M 45.2 32.3% Sport
40 Softball 15M 39.1 43.3% Sport
41 Rugby union 15M 36.6 42.8% Sport
42 Grappling 15M 34.8 20.8% Sport
43 Fox Sports 14M 39.4 24.0% Sport
44 Hip-hop dance 14M 34.2 59.4% Sport
45 Cricket 13M 37.3 44.6% Sport
46 Backcountry skiing 13M 35.7 43.1% Sport
47 Natural bodybuilding 13M 34.6 35.2% Sport
48 Skateboarding 13M 33.6 40.6% Sport
49 Horseback riding 13M 41.8 50.0% Sport
50 Jogging 13M 38.1 47.0% Sport
51 Aerobics 13M 39.7 60.9% Sport
52 ESPN Deportes 12M — — Sport
53 Motocross 12M 37.7 22.8% Sport
54 Wakeboarding 12M 38.5 40.2% Sport
55 Standup paddleboarding 12M 40.5 45.8% Sport
56 Cheerleading 12M 38.9 65.4% Sport
57 Angling 11M 41.4 28.8% Sport
58 Long-distance running 11M 35.6 44.9% Sport
59 Snowboarding 11M 38.1 40.7% Sport
60 Judo 11M 33.4 22.1% Sport
61 CBS Sports Network 11M 41.4 30.5% Sport
62 Paddleboarding 11M 42.1 46.8% Sport
63 Windsurfing 9.9M 37.3 44.2% Sport
64 Electronic sports 9.5M 35.6 26.2% Sport
65 Surfing 9.4M 42.1 55.7% Sport
66 Ice skating 9.3M 38.0 45.1% Sport
67 MLB Network 9.3M 36.3 30.8% Sport
68 Cycle sport 9.3M 37.2 30.8% Sport
69 Cross country running 9.3M 37.2 47.8% Sport
70 Western riding 9.2M 43.6 55.0% Sport
71 Canadian football 9.1M 36.8 36.1% Sport
72 Diving 9M 39.4 48.0% Sport
73 Fox Sports 1 8.9M 38.9 22.1% Sport
74 Bowling 8.2M 41.8 51.4% Sport
75 Snorkeling 8M 40.9 49.8% Sport
76 Rafting 7.9M 42.9 50.6% Sport
77 5K run 7.8M 37.0 45.4% Sport
78 ESPN2 7.8M 38.5 23.8% Sport
79 Freestyle swimming 7.7M 38.3 60.5% Sport
80 Karate 7.7M 35.0 26.0% Sport
81 Pilates 7.7M 38.6 59.8% Sport
82 Bicycle touring 7.5M 40.9 30.0% Sport
83 Kickboxing 7.2M 35.5 27.4% Sport
84 Marathons 7M 38.1 42.0% Sport
85 Parachuting 7M 41.0 62.2% Sport
86 Acrobatics 6.9M 39.1 62.9% Sport
87 Wakesurfing 6.8M 37.8 40.8% Sport
88 Yin yoga 6.7M 41.2 69.1% Sport
89 Freestyle Motocross 6.7M 35.0 21.6% Sport
90 Darts 6.5M 33.1 42.6% Sport
91 Middle-distance running 6.5M 35.5 41.2% Sport
92 Stock car racing 6.3M 40.0 28.1% Sport
93 Taekwondo 6.1M 33.7 25.3% Sport
94 Artistic gymnastics 6M 34.8 54.9% Sport
95 Mountaineering 6M 38.5 45.8% Sport
96 Pool (cue sports) 5.9M 36.5 40.7% Sport
97 Freestyle skiing 5.8M 35.2 43.5% Sport
98 Juggling 5.8M 40.7 72.6% Sport
99 Half marathon 5.8M 37.3 43.9% Sport
100 Table tennis 5.7M 36.2 31.7% Sport

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular sports compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each sport 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 sport in United States?

Basketball currently leads with an estimated audience of 99M people in United States.

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