Top 50 Handballs in Italy
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest handballs in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 211 handballs tracked in Italy, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. IHF World Men's Handball Championship, Handball-Bundesliga and Montel Vontavious Porter lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,229,638 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 39,697, and the largest, IHF World Men's Handball Championship, reaches around 955,061 people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each handball, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  IHF World Men's Handball Championship |
955,061 | 5.1% | Handball | Sports |
| 2 |  Handball-Bundesliga |
176,109 | 5.9% | Handball | Sports |
| 3 |  Montel Vontavious Porter |
98,468 | 74.4% | Handball | Sports |
| 4 |  Santino Marella |
84,426 | 24.1% | Handball | Sports |
| 5 |  EHF Champions League |
82,123 | 7.4% | Handball | Sports |
| 6 |  Místico |
57,350 | 7.5% | Handball | Sports |
| 7 |  HSV Hamburg |
54,510 | 18.7% | Handball | Sports |
| 8 |  IHF World Women's Handball Championship |
39,233 | 4.1% | Handball | Sports |
| 9 |  Bruno Sammartino |
36,740 | 11.7% | Handball | Sports |
| 10 |  Scott Steiner |
34,204 | 3.9% | Handball | Sports |
| 11 |  Vickie Guerrero |
30,285 | 5.9% | Handball | Business & Career |
| 12 |  Paul Bearer |
23,435 | 3.9% | Handball | Sports |
| 13 |  Shelton Benjamin |
21,956 | 8.0% | Handball | Sports |
| 14 |  Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
21,251 | 2.2% | Handball | Sports |
| 15 |  Beth Phoenix |
20,485 | 3.5% | Handball | Sports |
| 16 |  THW Kiel |
20,000 | 1.8% | Handball | Sports |
| 17 |  Rick Rude |
18,480 | 4.3% | Handball | Sports |
| 18 |  Bam Bam Bigelow |
17,586 | 3.0% | Handball | Sports |
| 19 |  Tito Ortiz |
16,767 | 1.6% | Handball | Politics & Society |
| 20 |  Terry Funk |
16,053 | 5.1% | Handball | Sports |
| 21 |  Erick Rowan |
14,476 | 8.6% | Handball | Sports |
| 22 |  Theodore Long |
12,140 | 3.5% | Handball | Sports |
| 23 |  Bobby Heenan |
11,605 | 2.1% | Handball | Sports |
| 24 |  SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
10,318 | 1.4% | Handball | Sports |
| 25 |  Abdullah the Butcher |
8,886 | 5.2% | Handball | Sports |
| 26 |  William Regal |
8,798 | 3.3% | Handball | Sports |
| 27 |  Greg Valentine |
7,648 | 4.0% | Handball | Sports |
| 28 |  Drew Hankinson |
7,246 | 8.0% | Handball | Sports |
| 29 |  MT Melsungen |
6,301 | 1.6% | Handball | Sports |
| 30 |  Último Dragón |
5,934 | 5.1% | Handball | Sports |
| 31 |  Tommy Dreamer |
5,906 | 4.8% | Handball | Sports |
| 32 |  Sarah Bäckman |
4,676 | 6.1% | Handball | Sports |
| 33 |  SC Magdeburg |
4,570 | 0.4% | Handball | Sports |
| 34 |  Josh Barnett |
4,554 | 4.5% | Handball | Sports |
| 35 |  Bruiser Brody |
3,947 | 1.8% | Handball | Sports |
| 36 |  Brad Maddox |
3,400 | 2.0% | Handball | Sports |
| 37 |  Max Muscle |
3,296 | 2.2% | Handball | Sports |
| 38 |  Chris Hero |
3,275 | 4.3% | Handball | Sports |
| 39 |  Evan Bourne |
3,256 | 3.0% | Handball | Sports |
| 40 |  Brodus Clay |
3,147 | 0.8% | Handball | Sports |
| 41 |  Bob Hanning |
3,106 | 1.1% | Handball | Sports |
| 42 |  Al Snow |
3,020 | 2.4% | Handball | Sports |
| 43 | 2. Handball-Bundesliga |
3,011 | 2.9% | Handball | Sports |
| 44 |  Road Dogg |
2,947 | 2.5% | Handball | Sports |
| 45 |  Jillian Hall |
2,937 | 3.1% | Handball | Sports |
| 46 |  Keiji Mutoh |
2,926 | 2.7% | Handball | Sports |
| 47 |  nikola karabatic |
2,444 | 0.8% | Handball | Sports |
| 48 |  James Storm |
2,275 | 3.4% | Handball | Sports |
| 49 |  Justin Gabriel |
2,202 | 1.6% | Handball | Sports |
| 50 |  Mikkel Hansen |
2,130 | 3.1% | Handball | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy and ranks each handball 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 handball in Italy?
IHF World Men's Handball Championship currently leads with an estimated audience of 955,061 people in Italy.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.