Rascasse Audience Intelligence

American football Audience in Portugal

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about American football in Portugal — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. American football has an estimated audience of 1,559,735 people in Portugal.

The average American football fan in Portugal is 41.3 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Lisbon District.

The audience is concentrated in Lisbon District, Porto District, Setúbal District.

Top brand affinities include Borussia Dortmund, Chicago Bears, Micky Beisenherz, with strongest over-indexing on Borussia Dortmund (1.59× the country average).

Demographically, the American football audience skews more male with an average age of 41.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Social Media Usage.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 4 brand affinities and 20 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical American football fan in Portugal is more male, around 41.3 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Borussia Dortmund.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-13.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the American football profile in Portugal.

Audience size
1.6M
in Portugal
Gender
39.5%
60.5% male
Age
41.3
average years
Country rank
#618
Topic in Portugal
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-24%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of American football fans

39.5% are female, 60.5% are male, average age 41.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

39.5%
Female
60.5%
Male
Demographic split for American football audience in Portugal
MetricValue
Female39.5%
Male60.5%
Average age41.3
Estimated audience size1,559,735
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 41.3
average years
Age distribution of the American football audience in Portugal
Age bracketShare%
16-1918%
20-2917%
30-3918%
40-4921%
50+27%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.6%

of the worldwide American football audience comes from Portugal.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for American football
CountryShare
United States34.4%
Japan4.5%
Italy4.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Portugal average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the American football audience in Portugal is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

American football fans by region: top regions in Portugal
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Faro District~100K1.11×
02Lisbon District~500K1.08×
03Bragança District~20K1.06×
04Portalegre District~20K1.05×
05Guarda District~20K1.04×
06Beja District~30K1.03×
07Vila Real District~30K1.01×
08Setúbal District~200K1.00×
09Castelo Branco District~30K1.00×
10Évora District~30K1.00×
11Madeira~50K0.99×
12Azores~40K0.98×
13Viana do Castelo District~40K0.97×
14Porto District~300K0.96×
15Santarém District~70K0.96×
16Viseu District~50K0.96×
17Coimbra District~70K0.95×
18Leiria District~80K0.94×
19Aveiro District~100K0.93×
20Braga District~100K0.92×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the American football audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for American football audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Chicago BearsSports1.73×
02Borussia DortmundSports1.59×
03Micky BeisenherzMovies & TV1.59×
04David OdonkorMovies & TV1.59×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the American football audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by American football audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.99×
Social Media UsageJOY0.92×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.90×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by American football audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY0.69×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.70×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.71×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does American football have in Portugal?

American football has an estimated audience of 1,559,735 people in Portugal, concentrated in Lisbon District and Porto District.

02

What is the gender split and age of American football fans?

39.5% of American football fans are female, 60.5% are male, with an average age of 41.3 years.

03

Which brands do American football fans like most?

American football fans show strongest brand affinity for Borussia Dortmund (1.59×), Chicago Bears (1.73×), and Micky Beisenherz (1.59×) over the country average.

04

Where do American football fans live in Portugal?

American football fans in Portugal are most concentrated in Lisbon District (reach ~500K), Porto District (reach ~300K), and Setúbal District (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Portugal who actively search for American football. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Portugal. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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