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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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
76 Robert Taylor 1.5k 34.1 34.8% Soccer
77 Anders Dreyer 1.3k 34.8 27.3% Soccer
78 Gregg Berhalter 1.2k 34.6 35.3% Soccer
79 Markus Anderson 1.2k 38.6 36.8% Soccer
80 Ryan Kent 1.2k 35.6 20.5% Soccer
81 Sebastian Lletget 1.1k 35.3 20.6% Soccer
82 Mateo Silvetti 1.1k 33.1 30.2% Soccer
83 David Taylor 1.1k 34.1 21.6% Soccer
84 David Ruiz 1k 33.1 30.2% Soccer
85 Guilherme 1k 34.0 18.9% Soccer
86 Matthew Bell 1k 34.9 21.3% Soccer
87 Michael Boxall 993 34.1 21.6% Soccer
88 Mamadou Fofana 975 34.2 17.8% Soccer
89 Emil Forsberg 954 32.0 22.8% Soccer
90 Ian Fray 906 33.1 30.2% Soccer
91 Leonardo Campana 904 34.2 17.8% Soccer
92 David Ochoa 833 35.8 34.1% Soccer
93 Eric Ramsay 811 34.1 21.6% Soccer
94 Nathan Ordaz 807 35.8 34.1% Soccer
95 Joseph Paintsil 789 33.5 32.5% Soccer
96 Jonathan Dean 775 34.6 35.3% Soccer
97 Hugo Cuypers 767 34.6 35.3% Soccer
98 Petar Musa 754 35.3 20.6% Soccer
99 Sean Johnson 740 34.9 21.0% Soccer
100 Tai Baribo 731 34.9 21.0% 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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