Top 50 Rugbies in United States
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest rugbies in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 282 rugbies tracked in United States, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Rugby league, National Rugby League and Rugby World Cup lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 51,937,466 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 1,326,843, and the largest, Rugby league, reaches around 44,283,674 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each rugby, 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 |  Rugby league |
44,283,674 | 34.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 2 |  National Rugby League |
4,440,287 | 13.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 3 |  Rugby World Cup |
3,213,505 | 22.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 4 |  Ilona Maher |
1,913,689 | 54.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 5 |  Scarlets |
1,677,414 | 14.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 6 |  Tonya Harding |
1,453,406 | 56.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 7 |  Six Nations Championship |
998,273 | 11.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 8 |  Shaun Johnson |
750,149 | 91.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 9 |  Crusaders (rugby union) |
642,626 | 25.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 10 |  National Rugby League (France) |
594,291 | 1.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 11 |  All Blacks |
581,918 | 26.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 12 |  Sugar Ray Robinson |
547,910 | 88.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 13 |  Sonny Liston |
429,880 | 83.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 14 |  Jake LaMotta |
347,820 | 72.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 15 |  Women's Rugby World Cup |
345,160 | 89.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 16 |  Women's rugby union |
255,052 | 20.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 17 |  Andrei Arlovski |
229,780 | 91.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 18 |  Thomas Hearns |
222,970 | 90.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 19 |  Chiefs (rugby union) |
222,373 | 63.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 20 |  English Premiership (rugby union) |
189,236 | 8.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 21 |  Brisbane Broncos |
188,999 | 7.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 22 |  England Rugby |
168,112 | 6.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 23 |  Leon Spinks |
163,900 | 92.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 24 |  James Toney |
161,480 | 90.9% | Rugby | Sports |
| 25 |  England national rugby league team |
157,974 | 6.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 26 |  Wests Tigers |
147,867 | 7.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 27 |  Rico Verhoeven |
141,891 | 13.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 28 |  State of Origin series |
117,272 | 5.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 29 |  Super Rugby |
109,350 | 1.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 30 |  Penrith Panthers |
107,134 | 6.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 31 |  Michael Spinks |
91,740 | 90.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 32 |  Ireland national rugby union team |
90,953 | 7.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 33 |  The Rugby Championship |
90,158 | 7.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 34 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
87,488 | 9.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 35 |  Scotland national rugby union team |
84,640 | 5.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 36 |  Challenge Cup |
83,171 | 20.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 37 |  Tonga national rugby union team |
81,268 | 31.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 38 |  Newcastle Knights |
78,387 | 5.9% | Rugby | Sports |
| 39 |  Andre Berto |
78,234 | 85.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 40 |  Paulie Malignaggi |
77,270 | 58.9% | Rugby | Sports |
| 41 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
75,311 | 6.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 42 |  Tommy Bowe |
74,458 | 54.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 43 |  Richie McCaw |
72,436 | 16.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 44 |  Canberra Raiders |
68,953 | 5.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 45 |  New Zealand Warriors |
68,871 | 8.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 46 |  Ireland national rugby league team |
68,269 | 100.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 47 |  Erislandy Lara |
68,224 | 93.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 48 |  Currie Cup |
66,998 | 19.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 49 |  Melbourne Storm |
66,010 | 2.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 50 |  Parramatta Eels |
65,947 | 3.6% | Rugby | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each rugby 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 rugby in United States?
Rugby league currently leads with an estimated audience of 44,283,674 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.