Popularity ranking · Canada

The 100 biggest NBA fan bases in Canada

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest nba teams in Canada, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 645 nba teams tracked in Canada, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 7.7M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 498k, and the largest, Toronto Raptors, reaches around 2.7M people in Canada. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Canada who actively engage with each nba team, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Canada 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 Canada who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Toronto Raptors 2.7M 33.3 39.2% Basketball
2 Los Angeles Lakers 2.7M 30.1 36.0% Basketball
3 Golden State Warriors 2.3M 30.6 38.4% Basketball
4 Denver Nuggets 1.8M 33.9 45.5% Basketball
5 Boston Celtics 1.7M 30.1 35.4% Basketball
6 Oklahoma City Thunder 1.7M 28.8 41.8% Basketball
7 Chicago Bulls 1.5M 29.9 35.0% Basketball
8 Miami Heat 1.3M 29.7 36.6% Basketball
9 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1.2M 31.8 38.9% Basketball
10 Milwaukee Bucks 1.2M 31.5 48.4% Basketball
11 New York Knicks 1.2M 28.6 44.5% Basketball
12 San Antonio Spurs 1.1M 29.2 37.6% Basketball
13 Houston Rockets 1.1M 28.8 39.4% Basketball
14 Cleveland Cavaliers 1.1M 28.5 36.9% Basketball
15 Brooklyn Nets 979k 29.1 40.6% Basketball
16 Detroit Pistons 940k 29.0 40.5% Basketball
17 Charlotte Hornets 920k 27.9 41.1% Basketball
18 Anthony Edwards 898k 31.3 38.6% Basketball
19 Phoenix Suns 857k 28.1 39.8% Basketball
20 Dallas Mavericks 853k 29.1 39.8% Basketball
21 Philadelphia 76ers 825k 27.9 40.0% Basketball
22 Atlanta Hawks 813k 27.8 41.2% Basketball
23 Portland Trail Blazers 811k 28.6 42.1% Basketball
24 Utah Jazz 771k 27.6 41.1% Basketball
25 Los Angeles Clippers 763k 27.0 48.9% Basketball

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular nba teams compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada and ranks each nba team 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 nba team in Canada?

Toronto Raptors currently leads with an estimated audience of 2.7M people in Canada.

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