Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 biggest NFL fan bases in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest nfl teams in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1.6k nfl teams tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Jaden Smith, Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 355k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 14k, and the largest, Jaden Smith, reaches around 222k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each nfl 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 Jaden Smith 222k 32.6 33.6% American football
2 Detroit Lions 73k 39.8 38.8% American football
3 Philadelphia Eagles 60k 35.4 36.9% American football
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 58k 31.5 28.9% American football
5 Cleveland Browns 46k 27.8 44.6% American football
6 Travis Hunter 42k 31.8 25.2% American football
7 Kansas City Chiefs 41k 27.8 37.8% American football
8 Buffalo Bills 38k 34.2 25.0% American football
9 New England Patriots 34k 30.8 35.2% American football
10 Shedeur Sanders 34k 30.7 41.4% American football
11 Dallas Cowboys 28k 33.1 34.7% American football
12 Indianapolis Colts 28k 28.0 40.4% American football
13 Los Angeles Rams 25k 29.5 47.7% American football
14 New Orleans Saints 25k 30.5 37.1% American football
15 Seattle Seahawks 25k 34.0 47.2% American football
16 Trey Smith 24k 30.7 38.0% American football
17 Green Bay Packers 23k 34.9 32.2% American football
18 Chicago Bears 23k 32.9 36.7% American football
19 Pittsburgh Steelers 23k 29.7 29.9% American football
20 Damien Lewis 22k 33.3 38.2% American football
21 Miami Dolphins 21k 28.0 33.1% American football
22 Denver Broncos 20k 40.5 42.8% American football
23 Bill Murray 20k 30.8 39.3% American football
24 Minnesota Vikings 18k 33.3 26.1% American football
25 New York Giants 18k 34.1 24.3% American football

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Frequently asked questions

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

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

Jaden Smith currently leads with an estimated audience of 222k people in South Africa.

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