Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 biggest MLB fan bases in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest mlb teams in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 975 mlb teams tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Austin Martin, New York Yankees and Chris Martin lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 306k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 7.9k, and the largest, Austin Martin, reaches around 160k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each mlb 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 Austin Martin 160k 33.0 58.2% Baseball
2 New York Yankees 79k 39.5 42.2% Baseball
3 Chris Martin 67k 36.6 47.9% Baseball
4 Boston Red Sox 43k 39.2 46.1% Baseball
5 Texas Rangers (baseball) 37k 41.3 57.2% Baseball
6 Los Angeles Dodgers 34k 33.4 43.1% Baseball
7 Cincinnati Reds 32k 37.0 51.8% Baseball
8 Kansas City Royals 25k 40.7 79.0% Baseball
9 Seattle Mariners 25k 40.9 57.5% Baseball
10 Pittsburgh Pirates 19k 37.1 34.9% Baseball
11 San Francisco Giants 19k 37.2 53.2% Baseball
12 Chicago Cubs 18k 32.9 36.2% Baseball
13 Cleveland Guardians 16k 35.1 40.0% Baseball
14 Toronto Blue Jays 14k 31.9 20.2% Baseball
15 New York Mets 14k 29.6 47.1% Baseball
16 Detroit Tigers 12k 34.4 44.4% Baseball
17 Houston Astros 11k 36.5 37.4% Baseball
18 St. Louis Cardinals 9k 33.9 47.1% Baseball
19 Washington Nationals 8.4k 32.8 69.5% Baseball
20 Chicago White Sox 8.4k 32.2 15.2% Baseball
21 John Schneider 8.1k 31.9 29.4% Baseball
22 Athletics 7.8k 36.3 39.4% Baseball
23 Baltimore Orioles 7.6k 35.0 54.8% Baseball
24 Atlanta Braves 6.6k 30.0 57.6% Baseball
25 Tampa Bay Rays 6.6k 34.8 48.6% Baseball

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Frequently asked questions

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

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

Austin Martin currently leads with an estimated audience of 160k people in South Africa.

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