Popularity ranking · United Kingdom

The 100 most popular Events in United Kingdom

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest events in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 3.3k events tracked in United Kingdom, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup 2026 and Premier League lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 85M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 3.5M, and the largest, FIFA World Cup, reaches around 33M people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each event, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United Kingdom. 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 United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 The Open Championship 3.2M 39.1 28.3% Golf
27 Rugby World Cup 3.2M 41.3 39.1% Rugby
28 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 3M 40.2 61.4% Music festival
29 Horse of the Year Show 3M 42.4 69.7% Equestrian
30 Tour de France 3M 41.3 28.9% Cycling
31 NBA Finals 2.9M 31.5 38.1% Basketball
32 MLB 2.7M 34.9 38.6% Baseball
33 Six Nations Championship 2.7M 42.8 37.4% Rugby
34 FA Cup 2.6M 41.1 18.2% Soccer
35 National Rugby League 2.6M 38.8 50.8% Rugby
36 London Marathon 2.6M 42.9 57.6% Marathon
37 Ryder Cup 2.4M 40.0 24.9% Golf
38 US Open (tennis) 2.3M 38.6 43.1% Tennis
39 NBA playoffs 2.3M 31.1 37.3% Basketball
40 Indian Premier League 2.3M 40.2 42.8% Cricket
41 Remembrance Day 2.3M 51.7 47.0%
42 Ninja 2.2M 32.5 38.4%
43 Primeira Liga 2.2M 42.6 24.4%
44 MotoGP 2.2M 42.7 22.0% Motorsport
45 Chelsea Flower Show 2.2M 52.1 72.7%
46 Cannes Film Festival 2.2M 40.8 54.7% Film festival
47 Asia Cup 2.1M 29.4 40.4%
48 Parkrun 2.1M 45.0 59.3%
49 Creamfields 2.1M 36.8 60.2% Music festival
50 Major League Soccer 2M 34.0 31.9% Soccer

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular events compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?

FIFA World Cup currently leads with an estimated audience of 33M people in United Kingdom.

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