Top 21 Chess in United States
This curated ranking covers the 21 largest chess in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Chess.com, Magnus Carlsen and Bobby Fischer lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 4,718,323 people. Across all 21 entries the average audience size is 325,272, and the largest, Chess.com, reaches around 2,038,731 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each chess, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chess.com |
2,038,731 | 10.5% | Chess | Sports |
| 2 |  Magnus Carlsen |
1,504,554 | 14.4% | Chess | Sports |
| 3 |  Bobby Fischer |
1,175,038 | 36.1% | Chess | Sports |
| 4 |  World Chess Championship |
900,887 | 33.2% | Chess | Sports |
| 5 |  Vladimir Kramnik |
413,017 | 86.3% | Chess | Sports |
| 6 |  Freestyle Chess |
104,537 | 29.0% | Chess | Sports |
| 7 |  Judit Polgár |
102,544 | 47.3% | Chess | Sports |
| 8 |  Magnus Carlson |
102,398 | 81.1% | Chess | Sports |
| 9 |  Levon Aronian |
83,710 | 70.7% | Chess | Sports |
| 10 |  Mikhail Tal |
81,777 | 40.3% | Chess | Sports |
| 11 |  Viswanathan Anand |
65,556 | 10.9% | Chess | Sports |
| 12 |  Anatoly Karpov |
63,524 | 45.3% | Chess | Sports |
| 13 |  Ding Liren |
49,313 | 11.7% | Chess | Sports |
| 14 |  Alireza Firouzja |
43,937 | 12.0% | Chess | Sports |
| 15 |  Tigran Petrosian |
26,730 | 67.8% | Chess | Sports |
| 16 |  Vincent Keymer |
24,241 | 5.8% | Chess | Sports |
| 17 |  Susan Polgar |
22,770 | 82.1% | Chess | Sports |
| 18 |  Veselin Topalov |
10,614 | 47.2% | Chess | Sports |
| 19 |  David Bronstein |
6,519 | 40.3% | Chess | Sports |
| 20 |  José Raúl Capablanca |
5,313 | 54.8% | Chess | Sports |
| 21 |  Dommaraju Gukesh |
5,006 | 5.5% | Chess | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 21 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?
Chess.com currently leads with an estimated audience of 2,038,731 people in United States.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.