Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 biggest MLS fan bases in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest mls teams in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 830 mls teams tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Inter Miami CF, Los Angeles FC and Philadelphia Union lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 774k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 25k, and the largest, Inter Miami CF, reaches around 417k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each mls team, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

Last updated:

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 Inter Miami CF 417k 32.9 28.1% Soccer
2 Los Angeles FC 196k 38.5 35.3% Soccer
3 Philadelphia Union 161k 44.0 40.6% Soccer
4 Antony 112k 34.9 30.4% Soccer
5 Chicago Fire Soccer Club 107k 36.0 37.6% Soccer
6 FC Cincinnati 93k 39.5 32.9% Soccer
7 LA Galaxy 87k 33.9 32.0% Soccer
8 Columbus Crew SC 76k 37.5 46.4% Soccer
9 Puso Dithejane 68k 34.6 35.3% Soccer
10 Nashville SC 64k 37.7 31.7% Soccer
11 Minnesota United FC 60k 35.1 10.2% Soccer
12 Evander 55k 38.2 36.9% Soccer
13 Nkosinathi Sibisi 55k 34.6 35.3% Soccer
14 Orlando City SC 52k 35.9 33.0% Soccer
15 San Diego FC 51k 38.9 24.4% Soccer
16 Charlotte FC 50k 38.6 23.8% Soccer
17 Daniel 42k 34.2 16.5% Soccer
18 Calvin Harris 40k 34.2 16.5% Soccer
19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 37k 40.3 26.0% Soccer
20 Diego García 33k 35.3 20.6% Soccer
21 Austin FC 32k 36.4 29.6% Soccer
22 New York City FC 29k 34.8 2.6% Soccer
23 Igor Jesus 28k 34.9 26.2% Soccer
24 CF Montréal 27k 38.3 19.2% Soccer
25 New York Red Bulls 25k 30.9 12.8% Soccer

Want the full picture for any of these audiences?

Open any profile to see psychographics, top regions, peer affinities and demographic splits — all derived from the same anonymized signals.

Explore the full directory →

Frequently asked questions

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

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

Inter Miami CF currently leads with an estimated audience of 417k people in South Africa.

Other top lists in South Africa