How to read this list
Rank
Position in the Top 18, 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 | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Magnus Carlsen |
1.3M | 14.1% | 33.8 | 22.5% | Chess |
| 2 |  Bobby Fischer |
635k | 29.6% | 34.3 | 31.1% | Chess |
| 3 |  Vladimir Kramnik |
413k | 85.1% | — | — | Chess |
| 4 |  Judit Polgár |
103k | 41.6% | 40.1 | 60.5% | Chess |
| 5 |  Magnus Carlson |
102k | 44.0% | 48.9 | 71.5% | Chess |
| 6 |  Levon Aronian |
84k | 70.7% | — | — | Chess |
| 7 |  Mikhail Tal |
82k | 39.9% | 33.5 | 95.1% | Chess |
| 8 |  Anatoly Karpov |
68k | 47.1% | 33.7 | 100.0% | Chess |
| 9 |  Viswanathan Anand |
66k | 13.4% | 24.8 | 9.4% | Chess |
| 10 |  Ding Liren |
47k | 9.5% | 35.7 | 31.4% | Chess |
| 11 |  Alireza Firouzja |
42k | 11.8% | 35.7 | 31.4% | Chess |
| 12 |  Tigran Petrosian |
27k | 67.8% | — | — | Chess |
| 13 |  Susan Polgar |
23k | 82.1% | — | — | Chess |
| 14 |  Vincent Keymer |
21k | 5.9% | 35.7 | 31.4% | Chess |
| 15 |  Veselin Topalov |
12k | 46.6% | 54.7 | 0.0% | Chess |
| 16 |  David Bronstein |
6.5k | 40.3% | 45.3 | 83.2% | Chess |
| 17 |  José Raúl Capablanca |
5.3k | 54.8% | — | — | Chess |
| 18 |  Dommaraju Gukesh |
4.8k | 5.9% | 34.5 | 24.3% | Chess |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 18 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each chess 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 chess in United States?
Magnus Carlsen currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.3M people in United States.