Rascasse Audience Intelligence

NBA Audience in Spain

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about NBA in Spain — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. NBA has an estimated audience of 4,612,339 people in Spain.

The average NBA fan in Spain is 37.8 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Community of Madrid.

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

Top brand affinities include Basketball, UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid Baloncesto, with strongest over-indexing on Basketball (1.87× the country average).

Demographically, the NBA audience skews more male with an average age of 37.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Career Orientation.

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

The typical NBA fan in Spain is more male, around 37.8 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Basketball.

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: Basketball

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 NBA profile in Spain.

Audience size
4.6M
in Spain
Gender
30.0%
70.0% male
Age
37.8
average years
Country rank
#725
Event in Spain
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of NBA fans

30.0% are female, 70.0% are male, average age 37.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

30.0%
Female
70.0%
Male
Demographic split for NBA audience in Spain
MetricValue
Female30.0%
Male70.0%
Average age37.8
Estimated audience size4,612,339
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.8
average years
Age distribution of the NBA audience in Spain
Age bracketShare%
16-1923%
20-2921%
30-3919%
40-4921%
50+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.4%

of the worldwide NBA audience comes from Spain.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for NBA
CountryShare
United States28.9%
China5.3%
Philippines4.8%
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 NBA audience in Spain is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

NBA fans by region: top regions in Spain
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Community of Madrid~1M1.24×
02Aragon~200K1.24×
03Galicia~300K1.21×
04Basque Autonomous Country~200K1.20×
05Castile and León~200K1.14×
06Principality of Asturias~100K1.01×
07Navarre~60K1.01×
08Cantabria~60K1.00×
09Catalonia~800K0.98×
10Canary Islands~200K0.98×
11Castilla-La Mancha~200K0.97×
12Andalusia~900K0.94×
13Comunidad Valenciana~500K0.87×
14Extremadura~90K0.85×
15La Rioja~30K0.85×
16Region of Murcia~100K0.79×
17Balearic Islands~90K0.72×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for NBA audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Milwaukee BucksSports4.80×
02Los Angeles LakersSports3.71×
03NBA FinalsSports3.50×
04NBA playoffsSports3.50×
05LeBron JamesSports3.35×
06National Women's Soccer LeagueSports3.25×
07Real Madrid BaloncestoSports3.08×
08SD EibarSports2.17×
09Creative CommonsTechnology & Electronics1.95×
10BasketballSports1.87×
11Manchester City F.C.Sports1.87×
12Arsenal F.C.Sports1.72×
13Juventus F.C.Sports1.67×
14Premier LeagueSports1.64×
15Manchester United F.C.Sports1.64×
16UEFA Europa LeagueSports1.63×
17Serie ASports1.61×
18TwitchGames1.58×
19Tour de FranceSports1.57×
20UEFA Champions LeagueSports1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the NBA 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 NBA audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.14×
Career OrientationPOWER1.11×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.11×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by NBA audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.70×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.77×
CreativityOPEN0.81×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does NBA have in Spain?

NBA has an estimated audience of 4,612,339 people in Spain, concentrated in Community of Madrid and Andalusia.

02

What is the gender split and age of NBA fans?

30.0% of NBA fans are female, 70.0% are male, with an average age of 37.8 years.

03

Which brands do NBA fans like most?

NBA fans show strongest brand affinity for Basketball (1.87×), UEFA Champions League (1.53×), and Real Madrid Baloncesto (3.08×) over the country average.

04

Where do NBA fans live in Spain?

NBA fans in Spain are most concentrated in Community of Madrid (reach ~1M), Andalusia (reach ~900K), and Catalonia (reach ~800K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do NBA fans also like?

Beyond NBA itself, the audience over-indexes on UEFA Champions League (1.53×), Real Madrid Baloncesto (3.08×), Los Angeles Lakers (3.71×), and NBA Finals (3.5×) 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 NBA. 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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