100 Biggest National Team Fan Bases in Ireland 2026 — Ranked by Size

How to read this list

Rank

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

Audience size

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

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank	Audience	Audience size	Country share	Avg age	Female share	Subtype
1	IIreland national rugby union team	327k	26.3%	46.3	37.4%	Rugby
2	RRepublic of Ireland national football team	192k	17.3%	45.2	28.4%	Soccer
3	EEngland national football team	135k	1.1%	39.4	27.8%	Soccer
4	AArgentina national football team	117k	0.4%	34.9	61.1%	Soccer
5	BBrazil national football team	104k	0.2%	31.0	24.7%	Soccer
6	SSenegal national football team	102k	3.1%	32.1	46.0%	Soccer
7	CCape Verde national football team	89k	2.4%	38.6	100.0%	Soccer
8	SScotland national rugby union team	86k	4.6%	43.3	30.2%	Rugby
9	WWales national rugby union team	84k	6.8%	41.4	30.6%	Rugby
10	IIndia national cricket team	75k	0.1%	30.1	42.2%	Cricket
11	IItaly national football team	59k	0.3%	40.1	46.6%	Soccer
12	MMorocco national football team	55k	1.8%	33.7	51.0%	Soccer
13	SSweden national football team	55k	1.8%	35.0	62.2%	Soccer
14	HHungary national football team	51k	1.6%	30.0	44.2%	Soccer
15	EEngland cricket team	51k	0.3%	42.2	20.9%	Cricket
16	PPortugal national football team	50k	0.2%	28.4	23.4%	Soccer
17	AAustralia national rugby union team	49k	4.9%	40.6	22.9%	Rugby
18	UUruguay national football team	47k	0.9%	34.1	56.6%	Soccer
19	GGermany national football team	45k	0.2%	31.1	35.1%	Soccer
20	EEthiopia national football team	45k	1.1%	44.0	51.6%	Soccer
21	RRussia national football team	44k	2.0%	34.5	59.3%	Soccer
22	RRomania national football team	44k	1.5%	34.7	60.7%	Soccer
23	FFrance national football team	42k	0.3%	29.6	24.3%	Soccer
24	BBelgium national football team	40k	0.7%	31.4	39.8%	Soccer
25	SSpain national football team	39k	0.2%	32.5	26.1%	Soccer

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular national team teams compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Ireland and ranks each national team 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 national team team in Ireland?

Ireland national rugby union team currently leads with an estimated audience of 327k people in Ireland.

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