Top 50 Martial arts in India
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest martial arts in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 550 martial arts tracked in India, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Professional wrestling, Ultimate Fighting Championship and Conor McGregor lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 8,167,456 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 334,082, and the largest, Professional wrestling, reaches around 4,571,407 people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each martial art, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across India and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Professional wrestling |
4,571,407 | 4.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 2 |  Ultimate Fighting Championship |
2,621,085 | 1.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 3 |  Conor McGregor |
974,964 | 4.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 4 |  MC Mary Kom |
930,827 | 85.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 5 |  ONE Championship |
886,185 | 5.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 6 |  Jon Jones |
624,381 | 4.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 7 |  Ronda Rousey |
598,967 | 7.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 8 |  Khabib Nurmagomedov |
589,644 | 8.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 9 |  Mr. Olympia |
499,903 | 4.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 10 |  Professional wrestling attacks |
364,602 | 3.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 11 |  Professional wrestling promotion |
346,177 | 2.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 12 |  George Foreman |
297,224 | 1.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 13 |  Joe Rogan |
290,554 | 2.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 14 |  Devon Larratt |
218,180 | 6.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 15 |  Georges St-Pierre |
210,192 | 1.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 16 |  Anthony Joshua |
209,788 | 1.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 17 |  Israel Adesanya |
202,316 | 4.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 18 |  Dana White |
200,904 | 3.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 19 |  Tyson Fury |
191,945 | 2.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 20 |  Dustin Poirier |
181,683 | 4.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 21 |  GLORY Kickboxing |
181,581 | 4.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 22 |  Nate Diaz |
112,728 | 4.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 23 |  Anderson Silva |
92,617 | 3.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 24 |  Daniel Cormier |
92,270 | 3.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 25 |  International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness |
77,345 | 5.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 26 |  Ben Askren |
70,483 | 1.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 27 |  Cain Velasquez |
69,735 | 3.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 28 |  Professional wrestling aerial techniques |
67,266 | 1.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 29 |  Manny Pacquiao |
63,441 | 1.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 30 |  Fedor Emelianenko |
63,371 | 3.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 31 |  Demetrious Johnson (fighter) |
63,193 | 3.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 32 |  Lee Haney |
57,280 | 7.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 33 |  Quinton Jackson |
56,996 | 1.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 34 |  Oleksandr Ussyk |
51,302 | 2.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 35 |  Dorian Yates |
48,446 | 3.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 36 |  Deontay Wilder |
47,110 | 2.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 37 |  Petr Yan |
46,131 | 2.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 38 |  Strikeforce (mixed martial arts) |
41,759 | 0.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 39 |  Professional wrestling throws |
41,562 | 0.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 40 |  Rocky Marciano |
41,124 | 2.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 41 | World Judo Championships |
40,582 | 11.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 42 |  Nick Diaz |
38,763 | 1.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 43 |  Stipe Miocic |
37,774 | 5.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 44 |  Chael Sonnen |
37,346 | 2.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 45 |  Tyron Woodley |
28,969 | 3.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 46 |  Henry Cejudo |
27,439 | 2.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 47 |  Ricky Hatton |
25,734 | 0.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 48 |  Venum |
24,742 | 0.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 49 |  Oscar De La Hoya |
24,487 | 0.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 50 |  Kenjutsu |
21,613 | 3.1% | Martial art | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India and ranks each martial art 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 martial art in India?
Professional wrestling currently leads with an estimated audience of 4,571,407 people in India.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.