Rascasse Audience Intelligence

ESPN Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about ESPN in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. ESPN has an estimated audience of 4,136,502 people in India.

The average ESPN fan in India is 27.6 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Uttar Pradesh.

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

Top brand affinities include TV, Games, Cricket, with strongest over-indexing on TV (1.56× the country average).

Demographically, the ESPN audience skews more male with an average age of 27.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, Career Orientation.

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

The typical ESPN fan in India is more male, around 27.6 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for TV.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: TV Channel

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 ESPN profile in India.

Audience size
4.1M
in India
Gender
26.5%
73.5% male
Age
27.6
average years
Country rank
#1493
TV Channel in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+2%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of ESPN

26.5% are female, 73.5% are male, average age 27.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

26.5%
Female
73.5%
Male
Demographic split for ESPN audience in India
MetricValue
Female26.5%
Male73.5%
Average age27.6
Estimated audience size4,136,502
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 27.6
average years
Age distribution of the ESPN audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1949%
20-2931%
30-3912%
40-495%
50+4%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.7%

of the worldwide ESPN audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for ESPN
CountryShare
United States57.3%
India4.7%
Mexico3.9%
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 ESPN audience in India is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

ESPN fans by region: top regions in India
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Jammu and Kashmir~30K1.41×
02Telangana~80K1.37×
03Tamil Nadu~100K1.36×
04Gujarat~200K1.32×
05Karnataka~100K1.29×
06Rajasthan~100K1.27×
07Uttar Pradesh~300K1.25×
08Bihar~100K1.25×
09Haryana~70K1.24×
10Madhya Pradesh~100K1.23×
11Maharashtra~200K1.19×
12Goa~5K1.19×
13Andhra Pradesh~60K1.16×
14Odisha~50K1.10×
15Jharkhand~40K1.05×
16Meghalaya~4K1.02×
17Tripura~5K0.91×
18Punjab (region)~50K0.87×
19Chhattisgarh~20K0.87×
20Himachal Pradesh~10K0.86×
21Uttarakhand~20K0.84×
22Manipur~4K0.79×
23Nagaland~2K0.79×
24Sikkim~1K0.77×
25Mizoram~2K0.75×
26West Bengal~100K0.74×
27Arunachal Pradesh~2K0.72×
28Kerala~40K0.64×
29Assam~30K0.61×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for ESPN audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Financial marketBusiness & Career2.20×
02Stock marketBusiness & Career2.16×
03Tamil cinemaMovies & TV2.11×
04Colors (TV channel)Movies & TV2.09×
05ChennaiTravel & Leisure2.07×
06Financial servicesBusiness & Career1.94×
07Tamil languagePolitics & Society1.91×
08KnowledgeBusiness & Career1.86×
09Rajasthan RoyalsSports1.83×
10New DelhiTravel & Leisure1.82×
11CricketSports1.73×
12Mobile gameGames1.73×
13BankingBusiness & Career1.72×
14Cinema of IndiaMovies & TV1.66×
15Chennai Super KingsSports1.65×
16Virat KohliSports1.58×
17GamesGames1.57×
18TVMovies & TV1.56×
19Bollywood moviesMovies & TV1.53×
20Personal financeBusiness & Career1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the ESPN 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 ESPN audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY1.37×
Career OrientationPOWER1.30×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.26×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by ESPN audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.64×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.72×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.76×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does ESPN have in India?

ESPN has an estimated audience of 4,136,502 people in India, concentrated in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.

02

What is the gender split and age of ESPN fans?

26.5% of ESPN fans are female, 73.5% are male, with an average age of 27.6 years.

03

Which brands do ESPN fans like most?

ESPN fans show strongest brand affinity for TV (1.56×), Games (1.57×), and Cricket (1.73×) over the country average.

04

Where do ESPN fans live in India?

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

05

What other brands do ESPN fans also like?

Beyond ESPN itself, the audience over-indexes on Games (1.57×), Cricket (1.73×), Bollywood movies (1.53×), and Cinema of India (1.66×) 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 ESPN. 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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