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Top 100 Sports in Italy

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest sports in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 508 sports tracked in Italy, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Soccer, Basketball and Golf lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 64M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 3.8M, and the largest, Soccer, reaches around 31M people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each sport, 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
51 Aerobics 2.1M 39.6 54.2% Sport
52 Marathons 2.1M 40.5 41.6% Sport
53 Downhill mountain biking 2.1M 40.3 24.3% Sport
54 Pool (cue sports) 2.1M 36.8 36.8% Sport
55 Rhythmic gymnastics 2.1M 39.3 66.1% Sport
56 Yin yoga 2.1M 45.2 69.1% Sport
57 Spearfishing 2M 45.3 23.5% Sport
58 Handball 2M 36.3 35.4% Sport
59 Diving 2M 39.7 44.7% Sport
60 Cricket 2M 35.8 45.4% Sport
61 Electronic sports 1.9M 34.8 22.5% Sport
62 Freestyle skiing 1.9M 36.7 43.6% Sport
63 Ski touring 1.9M 38.8 44.6% Sport
64 Endurance training 1.8M 43.6 51.6% Sport
65 Snorkeling 1.8M 41.0 47.9% Sport
66 Wakeboarding 1.8M 37.1 43.1% Sport
67 Karate 1.8M 37.3 29.8% Sport
68 Dancesport 1.7M 47.0 68.6% Sport
69 Triathlons 1.7M 40.4 39.7% Sport
70 Beach volleyball 1.7M 37.2 43.8% Sport
71 Kart racing 1.7M 38.7 17.7% Sport
72 Squash (sport) 1.7M 41.0 33.9% Sport
73 Table tennis 1.7M 37.3 30.0% Sport
74 Ice skating 1.7M 40.1 45.3% Sport
75 Lacrosse 1.7M 39.5 41.6% Sport

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

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

Soccer currently leads with an estimated audience of 31M people in Italy.

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