Popularity ranking · United States

The 100 biggest NHL fan bases in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest nhl teams in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1k nhl teams tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Minnesota Wild, Vegas Golden Knights and Buffalo Sabres lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 26M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.7M, and the largest, Minnesota Wild, reaches around 9.9M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each nhl team, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States 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 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 Minnesota Wild 9.9M 36.2 43.6% Ice hockey
2 Vegas Golden Knights 8.4M 36.6 39.9% Ice hockey
3 Buffalo Sabres 7.2M 38.3 33.6% Ice hockey
4 Pittsburgh Penguins 7.2M 37.6 35.0% Ice hockey
5 Detroit Red Wings 6.8M 38.1 34.4% Ice hockey
6 Colorado Avalanche 6.7M 38.3 34.3% Ice hockey
7 Boston Bruins 6.7M 39.9 32.1% Ice hockey
8 Carolina Hurricanes 6.6M 39.1 35.5% Ice hockey
9 Tampa Bay Lightning 6.1M 38.8 39.3% Ice hockey
10 Dallas Stars 5.6M 38.5 34.3% Ice hockey
11 Montreal Canadiens 5.2M 33.3 32.0% Ice hockey
12 Chicago Blackhawks 4.8M 37.9 35.6% Ice hockey
13 Philadelphia Flyers 3.9M 36.6 33.6% Ice hockey
14 New York Rangers 3.8M 39.4 33.8% Ice hockey
15 San Jose Sharks 3.7M 38.6 31.8% Ice hockey
16 Seattle Kraken 3.6M 37.0 43.4% Ice hockey
17 Los Angeles Kings 3.5M 37.8 32.3% Ice hockey
18 Anaheim Ducks 3.4M 37.6 32.0% Ice hockey
19 Florida Panthers 3.2M 38.6 31.4% Ice hockey
20 Washington Capitals 3M 38.1 31.1% Ice hockey
21 Quinn Hughes 3M 36.6 39.7% Ice hockey
22 Utah Mammoth 2.7M 39.7 33.3% Ice hockey
23 Toronto Maple Leafs 2.4M 35.2 31.0% Ice hockey
24 New York Islanders 2.4M 38.2 32.9% Ice hockey
25 Edmonton Oilers 2.4M 34.3 32.8% Ice hockey

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Frequently asked questions

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

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

Minnesota Wild currently leads with an estimated audience of 9.9M people in United States.

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