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.

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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
26 St. Louis City SC 25k 36.7 24.4% Soccer
27 Atlanta United FC 25k 34.0 9.1% Soccer
28 Heung-Min Son 24k 35.8 34.1% Soccer
29 Portland Timbers 20k 36.2 7.9% Soccer
30 Olwethu Makhanya 19k 38.6 36.8% Soccer
31 Rodrigo de Paul 19k 33.1 30.2% Soccer
32 Toronto FC 19k 37.3 3.1% Soccer
33 Wilfried Zaha 18k 35.3 27.8% Soccer
34 Bongokuhle Hlongwane 17k 34.1 21.6% Soccer
35 Bradley Carnell 17k 38.6 36.8% Soccer
36 Teenage Hadebe 16k 38.2 36.9% Soccer
37 Seattle Sounders FC 16k 38.1 8.1% Soccer
38 Diego Luna 15k 34.9 21.3% Soccer
39 D.C. United 15k 36.6 9.1% Soccer
40 FC Dallas 12k 37.4 8.3% Soccer
41 Brian White 12k 36.7 29.4% Soccer
42 New England Revolution 12k 35.3 2.7% Soccer
43 San Jose Earthquakes 12k 35.3 0.0% Soccer
44 Ian Smith 9.5k 34.7 20.4% Soccer
45 Houston Dynamo 8.9k 34.9 4.8% Soccer
46 Colorado Rapids 8.4k 35.3 0.0% Soccer
47 Cavan Sullivan 8.3k 38.6 36.8% Soccer
48 Real Salt Lake 7.7k 36.7 9.6% Soccer
49 Denis Bouanga 7.4k 35.8 34.1% Soccer
50 Sporting Kansas City 7.2k 35.3 0.0% Soccer

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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.

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