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Top 100 Sports in South Korea

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest sports in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 438 sports tracked in South Korea, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Golf, Baseball and Soccer lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 13M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 865k, and the largest, Golf, reaches around 5.8M people in South Korea. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with each sport, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Korea and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Wakeboarding 1M 33.5 52.5% Sport
27 Jogging 1M 34.2 31.1% Sport
28 Windsurfing 1M 35.8 52.8% Sport
29 Extreme sport 1M 35.1 33.3% Sport
30 Cycling 976k 36.7 28.1% Sport
31 Badminton 920k 32.0 37.9% Sport
32 Walking 917k 36.1 55.5% Sport
33 Electronic sports 889k 30.0 35.5% Sport
34 Aerobics 871k 31.9 49.5% Sport
35 Bicycle touring 836k 30.1 65.1% Sport
36 Mountaineering 834k 35.1 52.6% Sport
37 Natural bodybuilding 827k 30.9 31.2% Sport
38 Iyengar Yoga 826k 37.3 66.1% Sport
39 CrossFit 784k 31.5 43.8% Sport
40 Horseback riding 754k 34.7 55.1% Sport
41 Standup paddleboarding 739k 33.0 51.5% Sport
42 Cycle sport 663k 32.8 44.9% Sport
43 Diving 652k 32.5 48.1% Sport
44 Wrestling 644k 32.7 17.2% Sport
45 Motorcycle sport 635k 36.4 21.4% Sport
46 Hunting 623k 32.8 33.4% Sport
47 Judo 623k 32.9 15.6% Sport
48 Marathons 593k 34.0 35.0% Sport
49 Track and field 579k 32.9 42.4% Sport
50 Ski touring 540k 33.6 48.0% Sport

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea 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 South Korea?

Golf currently leads with an estimated audience of 5.8M people in South Korea.

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