Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 15 biggest GFL fan bases in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 15 largest gfl teams in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns, New Yorker Lions Braunschweig and Dresden Monarchs lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 168 people. Across all 15 entries the average audience size is 32, and the largest, Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns, reaches around 65 people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each gfl 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 15, 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 Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 65 36.6 38.6% American football
2 New Yorker Lions Braunschweig 57 37.6 39.9% American football
3 Dresden Monarchs 46 37.9 39.7% American football
4 Berlin Rebels 43 36.5 35.8% American football
5 Berlin Adler 34 38.5 39.5% American football
6 Potsdam Royals 34 37.4 39.1% American football
7 Munich Cowboys 25 36.8 34.2% American football
8 Kirchdorf Wildcats 21 36.2 44.8% American football
9 Kiel Baltic Hurricanes 13 40.6 39.7% American football
10 Paderborn Dolphins 11 36.4 37.6% American football
11 ifm Razorbacks Ravensburg 11 36.5 35.8% American football
12 Allgäu Comets 0 38.7 40.9% American football
13 Hildesheim Invaders 0 40.4 39.8% American football
14 Saarland Hurricanes 0 40.7 39.0% American football
15 Straubing Spiders 0 38.2 39.7% American football

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular gfl teams compiled?

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

Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns currently leads with an estimated audience of 65 people in South Africa.

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