Popularity ranking · United States

The 100 most popular Events in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest events in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 5.4k events tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. FIFA World Cup 2026, NFL and NBA lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 420M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 17M, and the largest, FIFA World Cup 2026, reaches around 171M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each event, 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
1 FIFA World Cup 2026 171M 36.5 34.7% Soccer
2 NFL 155M 36.2 45.1% American football
3 NBA 93M 35.3 39.3% Basketball
4 FIFA World Cup 80M 36.7 32.4% Soccer
5 MLB 64M 35.9 40.6% Baseball
6 Ultimate Fighting Championship 46M 35.6 25.3% Martial art
7 NBA Finals 40M 31.7 41.8% Basketball
8 NBA playoffs 39M 31.3 41.8% Basketball
9 Thanksgiving 37M 39.6 64.5%
10 Super Bowl 36M 33.1 44.1% American football
11 Mother's Day 35M 42.3 72.8%
12 PGA Tour 35M 36.7 35.9% Golf
13 WWE 35M 38.2 29.2% Wrestling
14 NHL 30M 37.1 35.7% Ice hockey
15 WNBA 27M 36.9 40.0% Basketball
16 Father's Day 26M 42.4 66.2% Video game
17 Golden Globe Award 25M 42.6 60.1% Award
18 UEFA Champions League 24M 32.8 29.6% Soccer
19 NASCAR 24M 41.4 31.2% Motorsport
20 Masters Tournament 23M 36.5 34.6% Golf
21 Formula One 22M 35.8 25.4% Motorsport
22 Veterans' Day (Netherlands) 21M 44.4 34.3%
23 Australian Open (golf) 21M 40.6 0.0% Golf
24 Major League Soccer 21M 34.2 43.1% Soccer
25 PGA Championship 20M 36.8 33.1% Golf

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular events compiled?

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

FIFA World Cup 2026 currently leads with an estimated audience of 171M people in United States.

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