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Top 100 Sports in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest sports in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 508 sports tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Basketball, American football and Soccer lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 272M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 17M, and the largest, Basketball, reaches around 99M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each sport, 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
51 Judo 11M 32.7 22.1% Sport
52 Paddleboarding 11M 41.4 46.8% Sport
53 Windsurfing 9.9M 36.6 44.2% Sport
54 Electronic sports 9.5M 34.8 26.2% Sport
55 Surfing 9.4M 41.4 55.7% Sport
56 Ice skating 9.3M 37.3 45.1% Sport
57 Cycle sport 9.3M 36.5 30.8% Sport
58 Cross country running 9.3M 36.5 47.8% Sport
59 Western riding 9.2M 42.9 55.0% Sport
60 Canadian football 9.1M 36.1 36.1% Sport
61 Diving 9M 38.7 48.0% Sport
62 Bowling 8.2M 41.1 51.4% Sport
63 Snorkeling 8M 40.2 49.8% Sport
64 Rafting 7.9M 42.2 50.6% Sport
65 5K run 7.8M 36.3 45.4% Sport
66 Freestyle swimming 7.7M 37.6 60.5% Sport
67 Karate 7.7M 34.3 26.0% Sport
68 Pilates 7.7M 37.9 59.8% Sport
69 Bicycle touring 7.5M 40.2 30.0% Sport
70 Kickboxing 7.2M 34.8 27.4% Sport
71 Marathons 7M 37.4 42.0% Sport
72 Parachuting 7M 40.4 62.2% Sport
73 Acrobatics 6.9M 38.4 62.9% Sport
74 Wakesurfing 6.8M 37.1 40.8% Sport
75 Yin yoga 6.7M 40.5 69.1% Sport

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

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

Basketball currently leads with an estimated audience of 99M people in United States.

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