Top 18 2. Bundesliga teams in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 18 largest 2. bundesliga teams in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Dynamo Dresden, FC Schalke 04 and Hertha BSC lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 20,653,411 people. Across all 18 entries the average audience size is 3,302,994, and the largest, Dynamo Dresden, reaches around 7,771,396 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each 2. bundesliga team, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank Name Audience size Country share Subtype Category
1 Dynamo Dresden Dynamo Dresden 7,771,396 83.9% Soccer Sports
2 FC Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04 7,313,853 70.9% Soccer Sports
3 Hertha BSC Hertha BSC 5,568,162 63.5% Soccer Sports
4 Hannover 96 Hannover 96 4,592,813 78.9% Soccer Sports
5 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4,196,646 84.7% Soccer Sports
6 VfL Bochum VfL Bochum 4,182,278 76.0% Soccer Sports
7 1. FC Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg 3,618,918 76.4% Soccer Sports
8 Arminia Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld 3,419,847 70.6% Soccer Sports
9 Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf 3,365,928 74.7% Soccer Sports
10 Holstein Kiel Holstein Kiel 3,113,252 67.0% Soccer Sports
11 Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig 3,092,454 79.7% Soccer Sports
12 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg 2,901,954 78.3% Soccer Sports
13 Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC 1,285,133 69.4% Soccer Sports
14 SC Preußen Münster SC Preußen Münster 1,174,111 75.4% Soccer Sports
15 SpVgg Greuther Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1,058,257 74.1% Soccer Sports
16 SV Darmstadt 98 SV Darmstadt 98 1,049,607 72.3% Soccer Sports
17 SC Paderborn 07 SC Paderborn 07 982,639 64.8% Soccer Sports
18 SV Elversberg SV Elversberg 766,661 78.9% Soccer Sports

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 18 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each 2. bundesliga 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 2. bundesliga team in Germany?

Dynamo Dresden currently leads with an estimated audience of 7,771,396 people in Germany.

Methodology

Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.

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