Popularity ranking · Italy

The 100 biggest NBA fan bases in Italy

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest nba teams in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 645 nba teams tracked in Italy, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 7.6M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 246k, and the largest, Miami Heat, reaches around 3.3M people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each nba team, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy and are refreshed weekly.

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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 Italy who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Miami Heat 3.3M 40.1 46.1% Basketball
2 Los Angeles Lakers 2.3M 32.8 35.6% Basketball
3 Golden State Warriors 2M 33.5 38.2% Basketball
4 Denver Nuggets 1.6M 39.6 52.1% Basketball
5 Chicago Bulls 1.3M 29.4 28.6% Basketball
6 Boston Celtics 894k 29.1 28.4% Basketball
7 Brooklyn Nets 716k 31.7 37.8% Basketball
8 New York Knicks 607k 29.0 36.6% Basketball
9 Oklahoma City Thunder 566k 28.0 32.3% Basketball
10 Houston Rockets 562k 28.4 32.4% Basketball
11 San Antonio Spurs 545k 29.5 27.9% Basketball
12 Cleveland Cavaliers 539k 28.1 29.1% Basketball
13 Phoenix Suns 521k 29.9 35.7% Basketball
14 Dallas Mavericks 458k 28.8 31.6% Basketball
15 Milwaukee Bucks 437k 28.2 31.1% Basketball
16 Philadelphia 76ers 434k 27.8 32.1% Basketball
17 Portland Trail Blazers 404k 28.1 33.5% Basketball
18 Toronto Raptors 364k 28.5 31.6% Basketball
19 Charlotte Hornets 349k 28.0 33.9% Basketball
20 Los Angeles Clippers 348k 28.1 36.1% Basketball
21 Utah Jazz 345k 27.6 33.7% Basketball
22 Detroit Pistons 342k 29.9 29.2% Basketball
23 Minnesota Timberwolves 315k 28.0 32.7% Basketball
24 New Orleans Pelicans 293k 29.0 30.2% Basketball
25 Orlando Magic 289k 36.4 51.1% Basketball

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular nba teams compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy and ranks each nba 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 nba team in Italy?

Miami Heat currently leads with an estimated audience of 3.3M people in Italy.

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