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

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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 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
26	NNorthern Ireland national football team	37k	5.0%	27.6	33.0%	Soccer
27	AAll Blacks	36k	1.5%	33.9	39.8%	Rugby
28	WWales national football team	36k	1.5%	39.7	0.0%	Soccer
29	SSouth Africa national football team	36k	2.0%	35.1	59.2%	Soccer
30	FFrance national rugby union team	36k	7.2%	42.2	29.4%	Rugby
31	UUnited States national football team	36k	0.5%	29.4	18.7%	Soccer
32	IItaly national rugby union team	35k	5.7%	43.4	30.9%	Rugby
33	PPakistan national cricket team	35k	0.1%	32.4	62.2%	Cricket
34	AAustralia national cricket team	35k	0.4%	45.4	20.2%	Cricket
35	NNew Zealand national rugby union team (sevens)	33k	6.4%	44.4	0.0%	Rugby
36	JJapan national football team	29k	0.3%	38.1	33.5%	Soccer
37	SSwitzerland national football team	29k	0.8%	33.4	47.0%	Soccer
38	IIvory Coast national football team	28k	1.6%	33.8	0.0%	Soccer
39	SScotland national football team	27k	1.3%	44.1	16.0%	Soccer
40	GGhana national football team	26k	1.2%	33.3	26.2%	Soccer
41	PPoland national football team	25k	0.8%	34.2	42.3%	Soccer
42	NNetherlands national football team	24k	0.5%	32.3	38.3%	Soccer
43	SSouth Africa national rugby union team (sevens)	23k	2.9%	42.8	38.8%	Rugby
44	JJapan national rugby union team	22k	5.9%	48.4	18.3%	Rugby
45	MMexico national football team	21k	0.2%	30.8	15.4%	Soccer
46	EEgypt national football team	21k	0.2%	40.5	26.4%	Soccer
47	SSouth Korea national football team	20k	1.1%	30.4	21.3%	Soccer
48	SSerbia national football team	19k	0.3%	33.5	57.5%	Soccer
49	SSouth Africa national cricket team	18k	0.2%	31.4	2.1%	Cricket
50	TTurkey national football team	15k	0.2%	37.4	31.6%	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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