Sports Audience in United States

Sports has an estimated audience of 173,190,295 people in United States. 49.8% are female, 50.2% are male, average age 38.9. Top regions: California, Texas, Florida. Top brand affinities: Korean movies, Empresarios, Persib Bandung, Arena Corinthians, ICC Champions Trophy.
The average Sports fan in United States is 38.9 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in California. The audience is concentrated in California, Texas, Florida. Top brand affinities include Korean movies, Empresarios, Persib Bandung, with strongest over-indexing on Korean movies (1.62× the country average). Demographically, the Sports audience skews balanced with an average age of 38.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Luxury Orientation, Sustainability. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 17 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.
Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Lifestyle cluster
Demographics of Sports fans
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Female | 49.8% |
| Male | 50.2% |
| Average age | 38.9 |
| Estimated audience size | 173,190,295 |
Audience persona
The typical Sports fan in United States is balanced, around 38.9 years old, with strong Luxury Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Korean movies.
Top regions in United States
| Region | Reach | Affinity |
|---|---|---|
| California | 23,184,312 | 1.22× |
| Texas | 18,937,094 | 1.27× |
| Florida | 14,306,833 | 1.22× |
| New York | 12,427,239 | 1.28× |
| Pennsylvania | 6,771,003 | 1.16× |
| Illinois | 6,595,742 | 1.14× |
| New Jersey | 6,299,828 | 1.43× |
| North Carolina | 6,056,148 | 1.16× |
| Ohio | 5,622,995 | 1.05× |
| Georgia | 5,108,601 | 0.96× |
| Virginia | 4,934,484 | 1.17× |
| Massachusetts | 4,480,827 | 1.31× |
| Michigan | 3,986,808 | 0.88× |
| Maryland | 3,544,670 | 1.19× |
| Indiana | 3,516,443 | 1.11× |
| Arizona | 3,506,504 | 0.99× |
| Washington | 3,371,302 | 0.97× |
| Tennessee | 2,903,565 | 0.84× |
| Wisconsin | 2,880,051 | 1.11× |
| Missouri | 2,834,440 | 1.02× |
| Colorado | 2,806,750 | 1.03× |
| South Carolina | 2,537,568 | 0.97× |
| Minnesota | 2,344,161 | 0.94× |
| Louisiana | 2,108,135 | 0.94× |
| Kentucky | 2,076,276 | 0.96× |
| Alabama | 1,919,685 | 0.79× |
| Oregon | 1,867,123 | 0.94× |
| Connecticut | 1,854,949 | 1.07× |
| Utah | 1,740,903 | 1.12× |
| Kansas | 1,672,588 | 1.23× |
| Oklahoma | 1,597,209 | 0.83× |
| Nevada | 1,577,317 | 0.94× |
| Iowa | 1,430,323 | 1× |
| Arkansas | 1,124,421 | 0.79× |
| Mississippi | 1,045,771 | 0.73× |
| Nebraska | 1,007,088 | 1.16× |
| New Mexico | 812,089 | 0.94× |
| Idaho | 789,384 | 0.91× |
| Hawaii | 715,706 | 0.96× |
| Rhode Island | 676,361 | 1.23× |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 632,414 | 1.21× |
| New Hampshire | 548,512 | 0.8× |
| West Virginia | 479,419 | 0.59× |
| Maine | 473,694 | 0.76× |
| North Dakota | 398,838 | 1.12× |
| Delaware | 356,415 | 0.75× |
| Montana | 348,372 | 0.73× |
| South Dakota | 338,579 | 0.85× |
| Alaska | 267,049 | 0.72× |
| Vermont | 251,963 | 0.83× |
Top brand affinities
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.
| Brand | Affinity | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Korean movies | 1.62× | Movies & TV |
| Empresarios | 2.38× | Politics & Society |
| Persib Bandung | 1.51× | Sports |
| Arena Corinthians | 1.53× | Sports |
| ICC Champions Trophy | 1.54× | Sports |
| STAR Sports | 1.56× | Movies & TV |
| EA SPORTS FIFA Ultimate Team | 1.62× | Games |
| PSM Makassar | 1.54× | Sports |
| Persebaya Surabaya | 1.54× | Sports |
| Arema Cronus F.C. | 1.57× | Sports |
| Persipura Jayapura | 1.55× | Sports |
| Persija Jakarta | 1.51× | Sports |
| Empire: Four Kingdoms | 1.54× | Games |
| Corinthians até morrer | 1.51× | Sports |
| Canal+ Séries | 1.51× | Movies & TV |
| Eslite Bookstore | 1.51× | Literature |
| ADV.1 Wheels | 1.54× | Cars & Mobility |
Psychographic profile
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).
| Trait | Cluster | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Luxury Orientation | PREMIUM | 1.64 |
| Sustainability | BALANCE | 1.21 |
| Social Media Usage | JOY | 1.17 |
| Price Sensitivity | PREMIUM | 1.17 |
| Indulgence | JOY | 1.15 |
| LGBTQ+ Identity | OPEN | 1.14 |
Worldwide distribution
| Country | Share |
|---|---|
| United States | 20.3% |
| Japan | 8.3% |
| India | 5.0% |
See Sports audiences in other countries
More Lifestyle cluster audiences in United States
- Food and drink (182,612,063)
- Shopping and fashion (177,150,005)
- Sports and outdoors (173,827,889)
- Arts and music (171,337,268)
- Business and industry (171,263,013)
Frequently asked questions
How many fans does Sports have in United States?
Sports has an estimated audience of 173,190,295 people in United States, concentrated in California and Texas.
What is the gender split and age of Sports fans?
49.8% of Sports fans are female, 50.2% are male, with an average age of 38.9 years.
Which brands do Sports fans like most?
Sports fans show strongest brand affinity for Korean movies (1.62×), Empresarios (2.38×), and Persib Bandung (1.51×) over the country average.
Where do Sports fans live in United States?
Sports fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach 23,184,312), Texas (reach 18,937,094), and Florida (reach 14,306,833). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.
What other brands do Sports fans also like?
Beyond Sports itself, the audience over-indexes on Empresarios (2.38×), Persib Bandung (1.51×), Arena Corinthians (1.53×), and ICC Champions Trophy (1.54×) compared to the United States average.
How to read this data
Audience size is the estimated number of people in United States who actively search for Sports. 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 United States. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.