Rascasse Audience Intelligence

American football Audience in Spain

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about American football in Spain — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. American football has an estimated audience of 4,057,570 people in Spain.

The average American football fan in Spain is 39.4 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Catalonia.

The audience is concentrated in Catalonia, Community of Madrid, Andalusia.

Top brand affinities include UEFA Champions League, Miami, Premier League, with strongest over-indexing on UEFA Champions League (1.54× the country average).

Demographically, the American football audience skews more male with an average age of 39.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Career Orientation, Patriotism.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 17 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical American football fan in Spain is more male, around 39.4 years old, with strong Career Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for UEFA Champions League.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the American football profile in Spain.

Audience size
4.1M
in Spain
Gender
36.4%
63.6% male
Age
39.4
average years
Country rank
#847
Topic in Spain
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+27%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of American football fans

36.4% are female, 63.6% are male, average age 39.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

36.4%
Female
63.6%
Male
Demographic split for American football audience in Spain
MetricValue
Female36.4%
Male63.6%
Average age39.4
Estimated audience size4,057,570
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.4
average years
Age distribution of the American football audience in Spain
Age bracketShare%
16-1920%
20-2919%
30-3919%
40-4922%
50+21%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.6%

of the worldwide American football audience comes from Spain.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for American football
CountryShare
United States34.4%
Japan4.5%
Italy4.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Spain average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the American football audience in Spain is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

American football fans by region: top regions in Spain
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Community of Madrid~900K1.35×
02Balearic Islands~200K1.34×
03Catalonia~900K1.28×
04Canary Islands~300K1.25×
05Comunidad Valenciana~500K1.16×
06La Rioja~30K1.04×
07Region of Murcia~100K1.03×
08Navarre~50K0.98×
09Andalusia~800K0.97×
10Cantabria~50K0.96×
11Galicia~200K0.95×
12Principality of Asturias~90K0.94×
13Extremadura~80K0.94×
14Basque Autonomous Country~100K0.93×
15Aragon~100K0.91×
16Castile and León~200K0.89×
17Castilla-La Mancha~100K0.89×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the American football audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for American football audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Leicester City F.C.Sports4.79×
02Aston Villa F.C.Sports4.06×
03National Women's Soccer LeagueSports2.95×
04MiamiTravel & Leisure2.30×
05Manchester City F.C.Sports1.98×
06Real Madrid BaloncestoSports1.97×
07Manchester United F.C.Sports1.78×
08UEFA Europa LeagueSports1.77×
09Serie ASports1.75×
10Creative CommonsTechnology & Electronics1.73×
11Juventus F.C.Sports1.72×
12Premier LeagueSports1.69×
13FC Bayern MunichSports1.68×
14Arsenal F.C.Sports1.65×
15El Mundo (Colombia)News1.61×
16Liverpool F.C.Sports1.61×
17UEFA Champions LeagueSports1.54×
18TwitchGames1.54×
19Tombola (bingo company)Games1.51×
20Cristiano RonaldoSports1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the American football audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by American football audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER1.30×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.29×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.18×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by American football audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.77×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.81×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.83×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does American football have in Spain?

American football has an estimated audience of 4,057,570 people in Spain, concentrated in Catalonia and Community of Madrid.

02

What is the gender split and age of American football fans?

36.4% of American football fans are female, 63.6% are male, with an average age of 39.4 years.

03

Which brands do American football fans like most?

American football fans show strongest brand affinity for UEFA Champions League (1.54×), Miami (2.3×), and Premier League (1.69×) over the country average.

04

Where do American football fans live in Spain?

American football fans in Spain are most concentrated in Catalonia (reach ~900K), Community of Madrid (reach ~900K), and Andalusia (reach ~800K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do American football fans also like?

Beyond American football itself, the audience over-indexes on Miami (2.3×), Premier League (1.69×), El Mundo (Colombia) (1.61×), and Manchester City F.C. (1.98×) compared to the Spain average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Spain who actively search for American football. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Spain. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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