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The 100 biggest NBA fan bases in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest nba teams in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 645 nba teams tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 94M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 6.7M, and the largest, Los Angeles Lakers, reaches around 36M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each nba team, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States 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 United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Los Angeles Lakers 36M 31.2 38.2% Basketball
2 Golden State Warriors 33M 31.4 41.1% Basketball
3 Oklahoma City Thunder 24M 29.6 42.3% Basketball
4 Denver Nuggets 24M 34.2 46.7% Basketball
5 Boston Celtics 23M 30.5 37.9% Basketball
6 Chicago Bulls 23M 30.1 38.0% Basketball
7 Miami Heat 22M 30.4 39.9% Basketball
8 San Antonio Spurs 19M 29.6 40.7% Basketball
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 18M 29.6 39.6% Basketball
10 Milwaukee Bucks 18M 31.8 46.3% Basketball
11 New York Knicks 18M 29.6 42.7% Basketball
12 Houston Rockets 17M 30.0 40.7% Basketball
13 Detroit Pistons 17M 29.9 41.5% Basketball
14 Dallas Mavericks 16M 30.4 41.5% Basketball
15 Phoenix Suns 14M 28.8 40.5% Basketball
16 Portland Trail Blazers 14M 29.7 43.1% Basketball
17 Anthony Edwards 14M 31.6 40.4% Basketball
18 Minnesota Timberwolves 13M 28.0 41.5% Basketball
19 Brooklyn Nets 13M 29.5 41.1% Basketball
20 Philadelphia 76ers 13M 29.3 40.1% Basketball
21 Atlanta Hawks 12M 28.8 42.3% Basketball
22 Utah Jazz 11M 28.7 42.6% Basketball
23 Charlotte Hornets 11M 28.6 42.5% Basketball
24 Los Angeles Clippers 9.9M 27.1 41.9% Basketball
25 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 9.9M 32.4 40.8% Basketball

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular nba teams compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each nba team 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 nba team in United States?

Los Angeles Lakers currently leads with an estimated audience of 36M people in United States.

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