Popularity ranking · Belgium

The 100 most popular Sports in Belgium

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest sports in Belgium, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 367 sports tracked in Belgium, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Soccer, Basketball and Golf lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 9M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 549k, and the largest, Soccer, reaches around 4.4M people in Belgium. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Belgium who actively engage with each sport, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Belgium and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

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

Audience size

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

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Windsurfing 328k 38.4 47.8% Sport
52 Skateboarding 315k 35.7 41.8% Sport
53 Judo 312k 35.4 23.8% Sport
54 Wakeboarding 310k 40.3 47.6% Sport
55 Marathons 308k 40.7 49.3% Sport
56 Kart racing 302k 41.5 26.8% Sport
57 Paddleboarding 291k 44.4 45.0% Sport
58 Badminton 287k 39.0 35.6% Sport
59 5K run 281k 39.3 48.9% Sport
60 Aerobics 281k 39.2 56.8% Sport
61 Standup paddleboarding 281k 41.8 47.6% Sport
62 Triathlons 274k 40.3 46.9% Sport
63 Middle-distance running 272k 38.2 46.6% Sport
64 Cross country running 269k 38.7 47.9% Sport
65 Natural bodybuilding 265k 34.9 35.2% Sport
66 Acrobatics 261k 41.0 60.9% Sport
67 Yin yoga 258k 44.7 76.5% Sport
68 Diving 252k 41.2 47.8% Sport
69 Freestyle skiing 251k 39.2 50.2% Sport
70 Half marathon 249k 40.1 48.2% Sport
71 Bowling 249k 38.5 45.2% Sport
72 Grappling 245k 34.3 18.4% Sport
73 Freestyle swimming 240k 39.6 55.0% Sport
74 Karate 239k 36.6 23.1% Sport
75 Pilates 236k 40.9 66.8% 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 Belgium 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 refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest sport in Belgium?

Soccer currently leads with an estimated audience of 4.4M people in Belgium.

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