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Top 100 Sports in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest sports in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 508 sports tracked in Germany, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Soccer, American football and Basketball lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 50M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 3.5M, and the largest, Soccer, reaches around 22M people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each sport, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany 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 Germany who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Marathons 2.2M 38.1 48.6% Sport
52 Pilates 2.2M 39.0 63.5% Sport
53 Freestyle swimming 2.2M 38.9 50.9% Sport
54 Skateboarding 2.2M 33.5 46.4% Sport
55 Freestyle skiing 2.1M 36.1 48.7% Sport
56 Eventing 2.1M 35.9 67.5% Sport
57 Classical dressage 2.1M 38.3 76.3% Sport
58 Dressage 2.1M 35.9 66.4% Sport
59 Ski touring 2.1M 36.2 50.6% Sport
60 Long-distance running 2.1M 34.7 43.3% Sport
61 Half marathon 2.1M 37.2 51.9% Sport
62 Darts 2.1M 38.0 37.6% Sport
63 Middle-distance running 2M 32.1 45.5% Sport
64 Snorkeling 2M 39.0 49.1% Sport
65 Yin yoga 2M 37.6 76.8% Sport
66 Western riding 2M 34.9 70.3% Sport
67 5K run 2M 34.7 51.4% Sport
68 Cricket 1.9M 33.5 38.0% Sport
69 Road cycling 1.9M 37.5 42.0% Sport
70 Judo 1.9M 32.7 28.4% Sport
71 Paddleboarding 1.9M 37.8 49.5% Sport
72 Hip-hop dance 1.9M 33.3 59.1% Sport
73 Triathlons 1.9M 38.1 45.6% Sport
74 Badminton 1.8M 35.3 32.4% Sport
75 Diving 1.8M 39.1 46.9% Sport

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany 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 Germany?

Soccer currently leads with an estimated audience of 22M people in Germany.

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