Top 50 Handballs in France
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest handballs in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 126 handballs tracked in France, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. IHF World Men's Handball Championship, HBC Nantes and PSG Handball lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 2,618,338 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 79,412, and the largest, IHF World Men's Handball Championship, reaches around 1,741,797 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each handball, 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 |  IHF World Men's Handball Championship |
1,741,797 | 9.2% | Handball | Sports |
| 2 |  HBC Nantes |
651,438 | 94.6% | Handball | Sports |
| 3 |  PSG Handball |
225,103 | 82.5% | Handball | Sports |
| 4 |  nikola karabatic |
172,379 | 55.1% | Handball | Sports |
| 5 |  Handball-Bundesliga |
161,292 | 5.4% | Handball | Sports |
| 6 |  EHF Champions League |
140,637 | 12.7% | Handball | Sports |
| 7 |  Montpellier Handball |
111,567 | 84.8% | Handball | Sports |
| 8 |  Limoges Handball |
89,213 | 86.4% | Handball | Sports |
| 9 |  IHF World Women's Handball Championship |
82,110 | 8.6% | Handball | Sports |
| 10 |  Starligue |
77,619 | 95.8% | Handball | Sports |
| 11 |  Tito Ortiz |
64,719 | 6.0% | Handball | Politics & Society |
| 12 |  European Handball Federation |
54,928 | 19.2% | Handball | Sports |
| 13 |  RK Vardar |
36,660 | 59.7% | Handball | Sports |
| 14 |  THW Kiel |
34,666 | 3.1% | Handball | Sports |
| 15 |  Jackson Richardson |
29,928 | 74.5% | Handball | Sports |
| 16 |  Istres Provence Handball |
29,498 | 91.9% | Handball | Sports |
| 17 |  Thierry Omeyer |
24,613 | 86.6% | Handball | Sports |
| 18 |  Fenix Toulouse Handball |
21,460 | 91.5% | Handball | Sports |
| 19 |  Daniel Narcisse |
21,371 | 86.3% | Handball | Sports |
| 20 |  US Ivry Handball |
19,126 | 94.3% | Handball | Sports |
| 21 |  USAM Nîmes Gard |
15,804 | 93.7% | Handball | Sports |
| 22 |  Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
14,586 | 1.6% | Handball | Sports |
| 23 |  Didier Dinart |
14,349 | 88.4% | Handball | Sports |
| 24 |  Luc Abalo |
13,420 | 67.8% | Handball | Sports |
| 25 |  Jérôme Fernandez |
12,649 | 77.3% | Handball | Sports |
| 26 |  Michaël Guigou |
9,625 | 94.2% | Handball | Sports |
| 27 |  IIHF World U20 Championship |
9,467 | 5.3% | Handball | Sports |
| 28 |  SC Magdeburg |
8,869 | 0.7% | Handball | Sports |
| 29 |  Mikkel Hansen |
8,527 | 12.6% | Handball | Sports |
| 30 |  SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
8,162 | 1.1% | Handball | Sports |
| 31 |  Dijon Métropole Handball |
7,370 | 86.9% | Handball | Sports |
| 32 |  Tremblay-en-France Handball |
6,764 | 82.6% | Handball | Sports |
| 33 |  William Accambray |
6,630 | 88.4% | Handball | Sports |
| 34 |  France national handball team |
5,307 | 17.6% | Handball | Sports |
| 35 |  C' Chartres Métropole Handball |
5,104 | 86.1% | Handball | Sports |
| 36 |  Liga ASOBAL |
4,976 | 2.0% | Handball | Sports |
| 37 |  Saint-Raphaël Var Handball |
3,996 | 76.8% | Handball | Sports |
| 38 |  KS Kielce |
3,512 | 3.4% | Handball | Sports |
| 39 |  Juri Knorr |
3,034 | 0.3% | Handball | Sports |
| 40 |  European Men's Handball Championship |
2,790 | 2.8% | Handball | Sports |
| 41 |  Andreas Palicka |
2,487 | 4.9% | Handball | Sports |
| 42 |  Uwe Gensheimer |
2,131 | 2.5% | Handball | Sports |
| 43 |  Nikola Karabatić |
2,048 | 3.9% | Handball | Sports |
| 44 |  Andreas Wolff |
1,472 | 0.4% | Handball | Sports |
| 45 |  Muhammed Lawal |
1,456 | 3.0% | Handball | Sports |
| 46 |  HC Kriens-Luzern |
1,299 | 1.0% | Handball | Sports |
| 47 | 2. Handball-Bundesliga |
1,278 | 1.2% | Handball | Sports |
| 48 |  Rune Dahmke |
1,208 | 0.7% | Handball | Sports |
| 49 |  TBV Lemgo |
1,101 | 0.6% | Handball | Sports |
| 50 |  HC Erlangen |
1,088 | 0.3% | Handball | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each handball 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 handball in France?
IHF World Men's Handball Championship currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,741,797 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.