Popularity ranking · France

The 100 most popular Events in France

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest events in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 3k events tracked in France, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Tour de France, FIFA World Cup and Ligue 1 lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 51M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 2.2M, and the largest, Tour de France, reaches around 24M people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each event, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in France. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in France, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in France. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Tour de France 24M 40.0 31.8% Cycling
2 FIFA World Cup 15M 34.4 27.2% Soccer
3 Ligue 1 13M 32.1 28.7% Soccer
4 UEFA Champions League 11M 34.6 26.5% Soccer
5 MotoGP 9.4M 38.0 24.8% Motorsport
6 MOTO GP (INDONESIA) 7.4M 28.1 0.0% Motorsport
7 Formula One 6.7M 38.7 26.9% Motorsport
8 Australian Open (golf) 6.1M 43.3 0.0% Golf
9 Top 14 5.8M 38.1 38.2% Rugby
10 Premier League 5.6M 33.3 29.1% Soccer
11 MotoGP 5.1M 36.7 24.2% Motorsport
12 NBA 5M 34.3 31.4% Basketball
13 Revolution (cycling series) 4.8M Cycling
14 UEFA Europa League 4.6M 32.9 29.3% Soccer
15 Ultimate Fighting Championship 3.9M 34.8 23.6% Martial art
16 Serie A 3.4M 30.9 31.8% Soccer
17 La Liga 3.1M 31.1 30.7% Soccer
18 Mother's Day 3M 41.9 74.7%
19 Roland Garros 3M 35.2 41.4% Tennis
20 Ligue 2 2.8M 38.3 15.8% Soccer
21 Bundesliga 2.8M 31.7 28.9% Soccer
22 NFL 2.8M 33.3 33.2% American football
23 FIFA World Cup 2026 2.8M 33.0 26.1% Soccer
24 Olympic Games 2.3M 39.4 37.5%
25 WWE 2.2M 40.1 30.9% Wrestling

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular events compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each event 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 event in France?

Tour de France currently leads with an estimated audience of 24M people in France.

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