Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 biggest 2. Bundesliga fan bases in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest 2. bundesliga teams in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 471 2. bundesliga teams tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. 1. FC Heidenheim, Holstein Kiel and Ime Okon lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 355k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 8.1k, and the largest, 1. FC Heidenheim, reaches around 180k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each 2. bundesliga team, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa 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 South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. 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 South Africa, 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 South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 1. FC Heidenheim 180k 42.7 31.8% Soccer
2 Holstein Kiel 95k 41.8 30.2% Soccer
3 Ime Okon 80k 34.5 35.1% Soccer
4 VfL Wolfsburg 62k 33.5 36.5% Soccer
5 VfL Bochum 39k 36.1 43.7% Soccer
6 Hertha BSC 35k 37.4 41.3% Soccer
7 FC St. Pauli 35k 36.1 49.0% Soccer
8 Eintracht Braunschweig 31k 39.7 59.1% Soccer
9 Hannover 96 27k 36.4 42.7% Soccer
10 Arminia Bielefeld 25k 40.3 60.5% Soccer
11 SV Darmstadt 98 25k 37.8 28.5% Soccer
12 Dynamo Dresden 22k 36.1 49.6% Soccer
13 1. FC Magdeburg 19k 39.6 59.4% Soccer
14 1. FC Nürnberg 17k 35.4 37.1% Soccer
15 Karlsruher SC 14k 38.7 31.2% Soccer
16 1. FC Kaiserslautern 13k 39.4 57.3% Soccer
17 VfL Osnabrück 11k 37.2 20.6% Soccer
18 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 11k 36.7 22.5% Soccer
19 Fabian Holland 10k 35.2 28.0% Soccer
20 FC Energie Cottbus 7.2k 28.5 18.3% Soccer
21 Mohamed Amoura 5k 33.1 32.0% Soccer
22 Leon Robinson 4.6k 36.0 42.4% Soccer
23 Thomas Keller 3.1k 34.4 38.6% Chef
24 Arijon Ibrahimović 2.7k 35.6 27.6% Soccer
25 Kennet Eichhorn 2.2k 35.0 34.4% Soccer

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular 2. bundesliga teams compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each 2. bundesliga team 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 2. bundesliga team in South Africa?

1. FC Heidenheim currently leads with an estimated audience of 180k people in South Africa.

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