Popularity ranking · Australia

The 100 most popular Sports audiences in Australia

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest sports audiences in Australia, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 20k sports audiences tracked in Australia, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. FIFA World Cup 2026, National Rugby League and Australian Football League lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 39M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 3.3M, and the largest, FIFA World Cup 2026, reaches around 20M people in Australia. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Australia who actively engage with each sports audience, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Australia and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

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

Audience size

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

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Australia. 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 Australia, 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 Australia. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Outdoor enthusiast 3.9M 44.5 48.6%
27 Alex de Minaur 3.7M 45.2 44.0% Tennis
28 Martial arts 3.5M 39.6 35.8% Sport
29 Personal trainer 3.3M 39.2 59.6%
30 Australian Open 3.3M 43.0 49.7% Tennis
31 Rebel Sport 3.2M 37.5 50.6%
32 Mixed martial arts 3.2M 39.6 25.1% Sport
33 Running 3.1M 41.8 57.4%
34 rugby 3.1M 38.5 51.7%
35 Men's Fitness 3.1M 39.8 47.2%
36 Fox Sports (Australia) 3.1M 42.7 30.8%
37 Premier League 3M 38.3 25.3% Soccer
38 Anytime Fitness 2.9M 38.0 54.5%
39 Melbourne Cricket Ground 2.9M 38.2 34.7% Stadium
40 Sports equipment 2.9M 40.1 54.6%
41 Walking 2.8M 46.3 66.9% Sport
42 Manchester United F.C. 2.8M 35.6 24.0% Soccer
43 Tennis 2.8M 41.8 44.8% Sport
44 Cycling 2.7M 42.3 41.1% Sport
45 Combat sport 2.7M 37.7 28.7% Sport
46 Volleyball 2.7M 39.5 41.3% Sport
47 Professional wrestling 2.7M 38.5 34.8% Martial art
48 Basketball Bundesliga 2.6M 41.4 53.0% Basketball
49 Extreme sport 2.6M 41.5 40.0% Sport
50 Sports club 2.6M 41.8 45.0%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular sports audiences compiled?

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

How often is the list updated?

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

What is the largest sports audience in Australia?

FIFA World Cup 2026 currently leads with an estimated audience of 20M people in Australia.

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