Top 50 Rugbies in United Kingdom
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest rugbies in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 153 rugbies tracked in United Kingdom, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Rugby league, Rugby World Cup and National Rugby League lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 16,072,481 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 825,606, and the largest, Rugby league, reaches around 10,397,358 people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each rugby, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United Kingdom and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rugby league |
10,397,358 | 8.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 2 |  Rugby World Cup |
3,080,941 | 21.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 3 |  National Rugby League |
2,594,182 | 8.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 4 |  Six Nations Championship |
2,314,339 | 26.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 5 |  Super Rugby |
1,999,742 | 18.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 6 |  England national rugby league team |
1,866,940 | 75.9% | Rugby | Sports |
| 7 |  England Rugby |
1,404,048 | 55.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 8 |  National Rugby League (France) |
1,253,084 | 2.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 9 |  Welsh Rugby Union |
1,199,237 | 96.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 10 |  Scotland national rugby union team |
1,145,042 | 67.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 11 |  English Premiership (rugby union) |
1,075,017 | 49.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 12 |  Top 14 |
987,557 | 8.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 13 |  Wales national rugby union team |
857,698 | 68.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 14 |  Wigan Warriors |
736,716 | 87.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 15 |  Owen Farrell |
586,585 | 61.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 16 |  Ilona Maher |
581,115 | 16.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 17 |  Hull F.C. |
576,844 | 86.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 18 |  Exeter Chiefs |
574,103 | 79.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 19 |  Melbourne Storm |
519,394 | 18.9% | Rugby | Sports |
| 20 |  Warrington Wolves |
504,557 | 86.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 21 |  Scotland Rugby |
499,709 | 60.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 22 |  Ireland national rugby union team |
461,649 | 37.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 23 |  Finn Russell |
414,139 | 62.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 24 |  Maro Itoje |
409,131 | 66.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 25 |  Castleford Tigers |
375,195 | 92.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 26 |  France national rugby union team |
348,243 | 56.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 27 |  All Blacks |
335,820 | 15.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 28 |  James Haskell |
290,871 | 81.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 29 |  Saracens F.C. |
275,352 | 55.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 30 |  Scarlets |
259,940 | 2.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 31 |  Jonny Wilkinson |
247,803 | 49.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 32 | Rugby World |
240,456 | 50.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 33 |  Stuart Hogg |
233,421 | 66.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 34 |  Crusaders (rugby union) |
223,906 | 8.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 35 |  Australia national rugby union team |
200,815 | 20.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 36 |  The Rugby Championship |
197,141 | 15.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 37 |  Women's rugby union |
178,333 | 14.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 38 |  Tonya Harding |
175,477 | 6.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 39 |  Lawrence Dallaglio |
171,465 | 85.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 40 |  Women's rugby league |
171,260 | 46.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 41 |  Jonah Lomu |
163,566 | 24.9% | Rugby | Sports |
| 42 |  Heineken Cup |
157,666 | 35.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 43 |  Gareth Thomas (rugby) |
145,960 | 77.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 44 |  Cardiff Blues |
142,373 | 75.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 45 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
142,218 | 10.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 46 |  Australia national rugby league team |
130,325 | 62.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 47 |  Brian O'Driscoll |
120,385 | 28.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 48 |  Sonny Bill Williams |
108,110 | 21.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 49 |  Faf de Klerk |
104,024 | 19.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 50 |  Dan Biggar |
101,069 | 61.0% | Rugby | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom and ranks each rugby 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 rugby in United Kingdom?
Rugby league currently leads with an estimated audience of 10,397,358 people in United Kingdom.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.