Popularity ranking · Norway

The 100 most popular Sports in Norway

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest sports in Norway, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 442 sports tracked in Norway, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Soccer, Alpine skiing and Golf lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 4.2M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 319k, and the largest, Soccer, reaches around 1.9M people in Norway. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Norway who actively engage with each sport, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Norway 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 Norway who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Handball 363k 39.4 54.3% Sport
27 Track and field 349k 39.8 54.2% Sport
28 Mixed martial arts 338k 40.0 15.1% Sport
29 Paddleboarding 335k 44.4 66.8% Sport
30 Cross-country skiing 324k 44.3 59.5% Sport
31 Snowboarding 318k 43.7 54.8% Sport
32 Cycle sport 315k 41.5 37.1% Sport
33 Nordic skiing 313k 44.9 62.8% Sport
34 Freestyle skiing 312k 42.4 64.2% Sport
35 Cross country running 312k 42.3 61.4% Sport
36 Motorcycle sport 311k 42.6 23.5% Sport
37 CrossFit 308k 42.9 54.8% Sport
38 Bodybuilding 294k 43.0 51.5% Sport
39 Ski touring 292k 42.6 64.0% Sport
40 Combat sport 276k 36.4 21.2% Sport
41 Bicycle touring 271k 39.9 53.6% Sport
42 Horseback riding 269k 44.2 61.0% Sport
43 Windsurfing 264k 41.8 49.3% Sport
44 Long-distance running 263k 39.7 59.2% Sport
45 Wakesurfing 259k 43.1 69.2% Sport
46 Middle-distance running 225k 38.3 62.4% Sport
47 Shooting sport 222k 41.0 32.7% Sport
48 Yin yoga 212k 46.6 77.1% Sport
49 Cross-country cycling 211k 42.9 34.2% Sport
50 Natural bodybuilding 209k 35.6 38.9% Sport

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular sports compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Norway 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 Norway?

Soccer currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.9M people in Norway.

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