Top 50 Teams in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest teams in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 4,658 teams tracked in Germany, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and F.C. Barcalona lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 66,081,534 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 6,569,079, and the largest, FC Bayern Munich, reaches around 28,088,611 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each 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 FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich 28,088,611 24.7% Soccer Sports
2 Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund 21,226,490 40.4% Soccer Sports
3 F.C. Barcalona F.C. Barcalona 16,766,433 21.1% Soccer Sports
4 Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt 14,204,304 55.0% Soccer Sports
5 Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid C.F. 13,578,664 2.7% Soccer Sports
6 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln 13,552,637 85.3% Soccer Sports
7 SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen 13,268,612 74.8% Soccer Sports
8 Hamburger SV Hamburger SV 12,335,095 74.8% Soccer Sports
9 VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart 11,150,445 63.8% Soccer Sports
10 Galatasaray S.K. Galatasaray S.K. 10,650,275 2.3% Soccer Sports
11 FC Barcelona FC Barcelona 9,781,446 3.7% Soccer Sports
12 Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach 8,385,747 62.4% Soccer Sports
13 Dynamo Dresden Dynamo Dresden 7,771,396 83.9% Soccer Sports
14 RB Leipzig RB Leipzig 7,689,696 42.6% Soccer Sports
15 FC Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04 7,313,853 70.9% Soccer Sports
16 Germany national football team Germany national football team 6,397,394 32.5% Soccer Sports
17 Manchester United F.C. Manchester United F.C. 5,807,985 2.6% Soccer Sports
18 Hertha BSC Hertha BSC 5,568,162 63.5% Soccer Sports
19 Manchester City F.C. Manchester City F.C. 5,551,157 3.8% Soccer Sports
20 Liverpool F.C. Liverpool F.C. 5,363,235 6.6% Soccer Sports
21 Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain 5,169,259 2.9% Soccer Sports
22 Juventus F.C. Juventus F.C. 4,700,098 3.5% Soccer Sports
23 F.C. Hansa Rostock F.C. Hansa Rostock 4,657,608 87.3% Soccer Sports
24 Hannover 96 Hannover 96 4,592,813 78.9% Soccer Sports
25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4,396,897 26.4% Soccer Sports
26 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4,196,646 84.7% Soccer Sports
27 VfL Bochum VfL Bochum 4,182,278 76.0% Soccer Sports
28 SC Freiburg SC Freiburg 4,061,570 49.9% Soccer Sports
29 A.C. Milan A.C. Milan 3,863,822 4.3% Soccer Sports
30 Inter Milan Inter Milan 3,857,374 3.8% Soccer Sports
31 Arsenal F.C. Arsenal F.C. 3,751,956 6.6% Soccer Sports
32 1. FC Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg 3,618,918 76.4% Soccer Sports
33 Chelsea F.C. Chelsea F.C. 3,594,752 4.7% Soccer Sports
34 Arminia Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld 3,419,847 70.6% Soccer Sports
35 Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf 3,365,928 74.7% Soccer Sports
36 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 3,291,020 13.2% Soccer Sports
37 FC St. Pauli FC St. Pauli 3,213,785 63.0% Soccer Sports
38 Fenerbahçe S.K. Fenerbahçe S.K. 3,144,296 19.6% Soccer Sports
39 Holstein Kiel Holstein Kiel 3,113,252 67.0% Soccer Sports
40 Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig 3,092,454 79.7% Soccer Sports
41 Beşiktaş J.K. Beşiktaş J.K. 2,970,475 1.6% Soccer Sports
42 VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg 2,926,231 45.0% Soccer Sports
43 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg 2,901,954 78.3% Soccer Sports
44 Germany men's national basketball team Germany men's national basketball team 2,865,142 94.6% Basketball Sports
45 Trabzonspor Trabzonspor 2,656,879 3.2% Soccer Sports
46 MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg 2,537,965 85.8% Soccer Sports
47 FC Bayern Munich (women) FC Bayern Munich (women) 2,525,435 71.5% Soccer Sports
48 Fener Fener 2,465,219 0.5% Soccer Sports
49 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin 2,452,051 58.1% Soccer Sports
50 1. FC Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim 2,416,406 60.2% Soccer Sports

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

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

FC Bayern Munich currently leads with an estimated audience of 28,088,611 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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