Top 18 Ligue 1 teams in France

This curated ranking covers the 18 largest ligue 1 teams in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Paris Saint-Germain, Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 54,479,620 people. Across all 18 entries the average audience size is 5,051,470, and the largest, Paris Saint-Germain, reaches around 39,052,891 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each ligue 1 team, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank Name Audience size Country share Subtype Category
1 Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain 39,052,891 22.0% Soccer Sports
2 Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille 9,191,225 52.3% Soccer Sports
3 Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais 6,235,504 43.8% Soccer Sports
4 RC Lens RC Lens 5,970,955 59.3% Soccer Sports
5 FC Nantes FC Nantes 5,325,781 68.2% Soccer Sports
6 Lille OSC Lille OSC 4,294,499 33.6% Soccer Sports
7 Stade Rennais F.C. Stade Rennais F.C. 3,967,385 70.0% Soccer Sports
8 OGC Nice OGC Nice 2,949,301 36.3% Soccer Sports
9 AS Monaco FC AS Monaco FC 2,737,991 16.8% Soccer Sports
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace RC Strasbourg Alsace 2,520,305 58.3% Soccer Sports
11 AJ Auxerre AJ Auxerre 1,602,371 38.4% Soccer Sports
12 FC Lorient FC Lorient 1,538,000 60.1% Soccer Sports
13 Paris FC Paris FC 1,336,149 27.0% Soccer Sports
14 Stade Brestois 29 Stade Brestois 29 1,186,497 19.3% Soccer Sports
15 Stade de Reims Stade de Reims 1,039,230 51.7% Soccer Sports
16 Angers SCO Angers SCO 1,018,459 52.3% Soccer Sports
17 Le Havre AC Le Havre AC 506,302 12.7% Soccer Sports
18 Toulouse FC Toulouse FC 453,618 12.8% Soccer Sports

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 18 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each ligue 1 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 ligue 1 team in France?

Paris Saint-Germain currently leads with an estimated audience of 39,052,891 people in France.

Methodology

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

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