Rascasse Audience Intelligence

American football Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about American football in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. American football has an estimated audience of 5,480,195 people in India.

The average American football fan in India is 31.2 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Maharashtra.

The audience is concentrated in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka.

Top brand affinities include Wild fisheries, NFL, Spearfishing, with strongest over-indexing on Wild fisheries (2× the country average).

Demographically, the American football audience skews more male with an average age of 31.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Social Media Usage.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 29 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical American football fan in India is more male, around 31.2 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Wild fisheries.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-17.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the American football profile in India.

Audience size
5.5M
in India
Gender
18.7%
81.3% male
Age
31.2
average years
Country rank
#1054
Topic in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+23%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of American football fans

18.7% are female, 81.3% are male, average age 31.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

18.7%
Female
81.3%
Male
Demographic split for American football audience in India
MetricValue
Female18.7%
Male81.3%
Average age31.2
Estimated audience size5,480,195
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 31.2
average years
Age distribution of the American football audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1938%
20-2928%
30-3915%
40-4910%
50+8%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.2%

of the worldwide American football audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for American football
CountryShare
United States34.4%
Japan4.5%
Italy4.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the India average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the American football audience in India is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

American football fans by region: top regions in India
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Kerala~100K1.52×
02Karnataka~200K1.37×
03Tamil Nadu~200K1.35×
04Mizoram~5K1.28×
05Maharashtra~300K1.23×
06Nagaland~4K1.15×
07Manipur~8K1.14×
08Goa~6K1.11×
09Meghalaya~6K1.06×
10Telangana~80K1.04×
11Sikkim~2K1.01×
12Assam~60K1.00×
13Uttarakhand~30K1.00×
14Arunachal Pradesh~3K1.00×
15West Bengal~200K0.99×
16Tripura~7K0.99×
17Punjab (region)~70K0.97×
18Gujarat~100K0.95×
19Haryana~70K0.94×
20Rajasthan~100K0.91×
21Himachal Pradesh~20K0.82×
22Jharkhand~40K0.79×
23Chhattisgarh~30K0.78×
24Odisha~50K0.77×
25Jammu and Kashmir~20K0.75×
26Madhya Pradesh~70K0.71×
27Uttar Pradesh~200K0.70×
28Andhra Pradesh~50K0.69×
29Bihar~60K0.56×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the American football audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for American football audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01NFLSports2.15×
02Jaden SmithSports2.11×
03WhispersMusic & Radio2.09×
04Wild fisheriesTravel & Leisure2.00×
05Kim Ji-won (actress)Movies & TV1.98×
06Chennai ExpressMovies & TV1.91×
07Fishing techniquesSports1.85×
08SpearfishingSports1.80×
09Avneet KaurMovies & TV1.76×
10Bihari languagesPolitics & Society1.76×
11Sheikh HasinaPolitics & Society1.72×
12Prime Minister of BangladeshPolitics & Society1.70×
13vikiMovies & TV1.69×
14Brown Eyed GirlsMusic & Radio1.68×
15Trending VideosInternet & Social Media1.66×
16KarbalaTravel & Leisure1.60×
17PTV SportsSports1.59×
18BegusaraiTravel & Leisure1.55×
19Sneha (actress)Movies & TV1.54×
20Drag racingCars & Mobility1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the American football audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by American football audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.87×
Social Media UsageJOY0.82×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.81×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by American football audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.55×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.56×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.56×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does American football have in India?

American football has an estimated audience of 5,480,195 people in India, concentrated in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

02

What is the gender split and age of American football fans?

18.7% of American football fans are female, 81.3% are male, with an average age of 31.2 years.

03

Which brands do American football fans like most?

American football fans show strongest brand affinity for Wild fisheries (2×), NFL (2.15×), and Spearfishing (1.8×) over the country average.

04

Where do American football fans live in India?

American football fans in India are most concentrated in Maharashtra (reach ~300K), Uttar Pradesh (reach ~200K), and Karnataka (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do American football fans also like?

Beyond American football itself, the audience over-indexes on NFL (2.15×), Spearfishing (1.8×), Whispers (2.09×), and Chennai Express (1.91×) compared to the India average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in India who actively search for American football. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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