Popularity ranking · United States

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 5.4k 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 420M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 17M, and the largest, FIFA World Cup 2026, reaches around 171M 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 171M 37.2 34.7% Soccer
2 NFL 155M 37.0 45.1% American football
3 NBA 93M 36.0 39.3% Basketball
4 FIFA World Cup 80M 37.4 32.4% Soccer
5 MLB 64M 36.7 40.6% Baseball
6 Ultimate Fighting Championship 46M 36.3 25.3% Martial art
7 NBA Finals 40M 32.4 41.8% Basketball
8 NBA playoffs 39M 32.1 41.8% Basketball
9 Thanksgiving 37M 40.3 64.5%
10 Super Bowl 36M 33.9 44.1% American football
11 Mother's Day 35M 43.0 72.8%
12 PGA Tour 35M 37.5 35.9% Golf
13 WWE 35M 38.9 29.2% Wrestling
14 NHL 30M 37.8 35.7% Ice hockey
15 WNBA 27M 37.6 40.0% Basketball
16 Father's Day 26M 43.1 66.2% Video game
17 Golden Globe Award 25M 43.3 60.1% Award
18 UEFA Champions League 24M 33.6 29.6% Soccer
19 NASCAR 24M 42.2 31.2% Motorsport
20 Masters Tournament 23M 37.3 34.6% Golf
21 Formula One 22M 36.5 25.4% Motorsport
22 Veterans' Day (Netherlands) 21M 45.2 34.3%
23 Australian Open (golf) 21M 41.3 0.0% Golf
24 Major League Soccer 21M 34.9 43.1% Soccer
25 PGA Championship 20M 37.5 33.1% Golf
26 Labor Day 18M 41.2 59.4%
27 Independence Day (United States) 18M 43.2 57.2%
28 Emmy Award 17M 46.7 57.1% Award
29 Premier League 17M 34.2 32.4% Soccer
30 The Open Championship 16M 36.5 32.3% Golf
31 Liga MX 13M 37.6 34.2% Soccer
32 National Women's Soccer League 12M 36.8 55.7% Women's soccer
33 Ryder Cup 11M 37.5 29.2% Golf
34 Football League Cup 11M — — Soccer
35 Tony Award 11M 45.1 60.8% Award
36 Lollapalooza 11M 32.4 59.2% Music festival
37 La Liga 11M 32.6 29.1% Soccer
38 Minor League Baseball 11M 38.9 33.2% Baseball
39 Major League Baseball All-Star Game 10M 37.4 31.8% Baseball
40 MotoGP 10M 36.3 21.1% Motorsport
41 US Open (tennis) 10M 38.1 44.4% Tennis
42 Veterans Day 9.7M 48.9 41.2%
43 Summer Olympic Games 9.2M 40.8 49.5%
44 NFL Sunday Ticket 8.8M 36.7 31.5%
45 Sundance Film Festival 8.2M 39.7 55.2% Film festival
46 National Football League draft 8.1M 35.5 32.0%
47 American Music Award 8.1M 44.0 60.7% Music festival
48 World Series 7.9M 39.9 29.3%
49 Tour de France 7.8M 37.3 27.8% Cycling
50 Thanksgiving dinner 7.8M 44.4 69.7%
51 WWE SmackDown 7.6M 36.2 22.5% Wrestling
52 Winter Olympic Games 7.5M 39.9 47.1% Winter sports
53 UEFA Europa League 7.2M 33.1 27.4% Soccer
54 Serie A 6.6M 31.1 30.1% Soccer
55 Spring break 6.6M 38.6 61.6%
56 WrestleMania 6.4M 38.0 24.8% Wrestling
57 Stanley Cup 6.3M 36.0 34.4% Ice hockey
58 X Games 6.2M 36.3 27.2% Extreme sports
59 Woodstock 5.8M 49.9 52.1% Music festival
60 The Championships, Wimbledon 5.7M 37.3 40.8% Tennis
61 Tough Mudder 5.7M 36.8 42.7%
62 Spartan race 5.6M 35.9 40.8% Track & field
63 NCAA March Madness (CBS/Turner) 5.6M 32.7 39.8% Basketball
64 Hanukkah 5.5M 34.1 71.2%
65 The Tour Championship 5.4M 44.6 24.7% Golf
66 Bundesliga 5.3M 32.2 25.3% Soccer
67 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 5.3M 32.1 60.5% Music festival
68 Ice Hockey World Championships 5.2M 33.9 34.8% Ice hockey
69 Australian Open 5.2M 39.3 39.1% Tennis
70 Small Press Expo 5.1M 39.9 14.6%
71 Live Soccer 5.1M — —
72 U.S. Open (golf) 5M 37.1 34.6% Golf
73 CosmoProf 5M 34.3 78.1% Beauty
74 Burning Man 4.9M 32.5 53.2% Music festival
75 South by Southwest 4.9M 43.9 68.4%
76 San Diego Comic-Con International 4.9M 33.8 51.6%
77 Atlantic Coast Conference 4.6M 44.2 39.3%
78 Cultural festival (Japan) 4.5M — —
79 National Rugby League 4.4M 34.6 50.0% Rugby
80 International Women's Day 4.4M 39.0 75.6%
81 Ultra Music 4.4M 37.6 51.4% Music festival
82 Academy Award for Best Actor 4.4M 45.1 51.6% Award
83 Saint Patrick's Day 4.3M 41.8 61.1%
84 Royal Rumble 4.3M 40.4 29.5% Wrestling
85 Black Girls Rock! 4.3M 31.5 71.5% Music festival
86 Black History Month 4.2M 35.9 61.7%
87 Boston Marathon 4.2M 39.0 53.8% Marathon
88 Stanley Cup playoffs 4.2M 35.7 33.9% Ice hockey
89 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 4.2M 38.1 50.4%
90 Tomorrowland 4.2M 31.6 47.2% Music festival
91 Earth Day 4.1M 41.2 63.3%
92 Indian Premier League 4.1M 36.3 47.5% Cricket
93 Big 12 Conference 4.1M 46.3 41.5% Track & field
94 Tribeca Film Festival 4M 41.0 53.7% Film festival
95 Asia Cup 3.9M 31.4 40.4% Cricket
96 Ninja 3.9M 30.0 42.1%
97 Country Music Association Awards 3.8M 45.7 57.4% Music festival
98 Italian Open (golf) 3.8M 48.0 14.5%
99 Miss Universe 3.8M 34.9 71.0%
100 Pro Bowl 3.7M 35.5 26.5% American football

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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 171M people in United States.

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