Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Denver Nuggets Fan Demographics in United States

Denver Nuggets has an estimated audience of 22.8M people in United States.

#13among Basketball in United States
#19among teams in United States#101in Sports

The average Denver Nuggets fan in United States is 35.0 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Colorado.

By number of fans, Denver Nuggets ranks #7 among the 30 NBA teams in United States — 1.6× the group median.

Its fans are 4.6 years older than the group average of 30.4.

Women make up 46.7% of the fan base, 5.2 percentage points more than the group average.

Compared with the other 29 NBA teams, Denver Nuggets fans stand out for their interest in DeMar DeRozan, Carmelo Anthony and Sam Elliott.

In Q3/2026, search interest was +8.0% on the same quarter a year earlier; the median across the group was +3.4%.

Interest is seasonal: March, April and May account for 49% of the year's searches, September is the quietest month.

Most fans live in Colorado, California, Texas.

Top affinities include DeMar DeRozan, Minnesota Timberwolves, Chris Paul, with strongest over-indexing on DeMar DeRozan (7.02× the country average).

Demographically, the Denver Nuggets audience skews balanced with an average age of 35.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, DIY Mentality.

The typical Denver Nuggets fan in United States is balanced, around 35.0 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for DeMar DeRozan.

Category: Sports · Type: Team · Subtype: Basketball

Data status: Q3/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
22.8M
in United States
Gender
46.7%♀
53.3% male
Age
35.0
average years
Country rank
#1395
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of Denver Nuggets fans

46.7% are female, 53.3% are male, average age 35.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

46.7%
Female
53.3%
Male
Demographic split for Denver Nuggets audience in United States
MetricValue
Female46.7%
Male53.3%
Average age35.0
Estimated audience size22.8M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 35.0
average years
Age distribution of the Denver Nuggets audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-2440%
25-3416%
35-4413%
45-5413%
55+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

53.3%

of the worldwide Denver Nuggets audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Denver Nuggets
CountryShare
United States53.3%
Brazil4.1%
Canada3.7%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Denver Nuggets fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Colorado~4.5M17.34×
02Wyoming~200K4.77×
03New Mexico~200K1.45×
04Montana~90K1.27×
05Nebraska~200K1.26×
06South Dakota~70K1.14×
07Oklahoma~300K0.95×
08Minnesota~300K0.90×
09Arizona~500K0.87×
10Kansas~200K0.85×
11Nevada~200K0.79×
12Mississippi~100K0.73×
13North Dakota~40K0.71×
14Hawaii~70K0.69×
15Arkansas~100K0.67×
16Utah~100K0.66×
17Louisiana~200K0.64×
18Idaho~80K0.62×
19California~1.5M0.61×
20Texas~900K0.61×
21Florida~800K0.56×
22Iowa~100K0.56×
23Alaska~30K0.56×
24Illinois~500K0.55×
25Tennessee~300K0.55×
26Missouri~200K0.55×
27Georgia~400K0.54×
28South Carolina~200K0.54×
29Alabama~200K0.53×
30North Carolina~400K0.50×
31Oregon~100K0.50×
32Ohio~400K0.48×
33Massachusetts~200K0.46×
34Michigan~300K0.45×
35Kentucky~100K0.45×
36Indiana~200K0.44×
37Washington, District of Columbia~20K0.44×
38New York~600K0.43×
39Virginia~300K0.43×
40Maryland~200K0.43×
41Washington~200K0.42×
42New Jersey~300K0.41×
43Wisconsin~200K0.41×
44Rhode Island~30K0.39×
45Connecticut~90K0.38×
46Delaware~20K0.37×
47Pennsylvania~300K0.35×
48Maine~30K0.34×
49New Hampshire~30K0.34×
50West Virginia~40K0.31×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Denver Nuggets, United States
0.31×1.00×17.34×
Section 04
Brands and objects ranked by affinity with this audience. Values above 1.0× mean over-representation compared with the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Affinities of the Denver Nuggets audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01DeMar DeRozanSports7.02×
02Minnesota TimberwolvesSports5.15×
03Chris PaulSports4.94×
04Memphis GrizzliesSports4.57×
05Indiana PacersSports4.41×
06Carmelo AnthonySports4.09×
07Los Angeles ClippersSports4.02×
08Sam ElliottMovies & TV3.97×
09Phoenix SunsSports3.78×
10BeyinHealth3.32×
11Luka DoncicSports3.31×
12New York KnicksSports2.88×
13Victor WembanyamaSports2.82×
14San Antonio SpursSports2.66×
15QuizGames2.50×
16RedditInternet & Social Media2.26×
17BrainHealth2.04×
18Harry PotterMovies & TV1.86×
19Rugby leagueSports1.75×
20LeBron JamesSports1.67×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Denver Nuggets audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Denver Nuggets audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY1.18×
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.08×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.06×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Denver Nuggets audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.69×
TravellingTHRILL0.71×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.71×
0×1.00× baseline2×
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Source & method

Source
Rascasse Solution, own modelling
What “fans” means here
Estimated number of people in United States with measurable interest in Denver Nuggets over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several teams count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
10/2025 – 09/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q3/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q3/2026, rascasse.com/explore/us/denver-nuggets-3898” · Methodology