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The 100 biggest NBA fan bases in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest nba teams in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 641 nba teams tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 147M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 8.2M, and the largest, LeBron James, reaches around 63M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each nba team, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are updated quarterly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated quarterly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United States. 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 United States, 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 United States. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 LeBron James 63M 33.0 39.7% Basketball
2 Los Angeles Lakers 45M 32.0 38.2% Basketball
3 Golden State Warriors 39M 32.2 41.1% Basketball
4 Chicago Bulls 24M 30.9 38.0% Basketball
5 Boston Celtics 24M 31.3 37.9% Basketball
6 Oklahoma City Thunder 24M 30.4 42.3% Basketball
7 Miami Heat 23M 31.2 39.9% Basketball
8 Denver Nuggets 23M 35.0 46.7% Basketball
9 New York Knicks 20M 30.4 42.7% Basketball
10 San Antonio Spurs 20M 30.4 40.7% Basketball
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 18M 30.4 39.6% Basketball
12 Milwaukee Bucks 18M 32.6 46.3% Basketball
13 Houston Rockets 18M 30.7 40.7% Basketball
14 Dallas Mavericks 17M 31.2 41.5% Basketball
15 Detroit Pistons 16M 30.7 41.5% Basketball
16 Brooklyn Nets 14M 30.3 41.1% Basketball
17 Anthony Edwards 14M 32.4 40.4% Basketball
18 Portland Trail Blazers 14M 30.5 43.1% Basketball
19 Minnesota Timberwolves 13M 28.8 41.5% Basketball
20 Ja Morant 13M 32.9 36.2% Basketball
21 Philadelphia 76ers 13M 30.1 40.1% Basketball
22 Phoenix Suns 13M 29.6 40.5% Basketball
23 Atlanta Hawks 12M 29.6 42.3% Basketball
24 Giannis Antetokounmpo 12M 33.6 39.6% Basketball
25 Charlotte Hornets 11M 29.4 42.5% Basketball
26 LaMelo Ball 11M 32.8 36.4% Basketball
27 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 11M 33.2 40.8% Basketball
28 Los Angeles Clippers 11M 27.9 41.9% Basketball
29 Klay Thompson 10M 33.6 39.6% Basketball
30 Luka Dončić 10M 34.0 38.7% Basketball
31 Utah Jazz 10M 29.5 42.6% Basketball
32 Sacramento Kings 9.3M 30.1 42.0% Basketball
33 Washington Wizards 8.8M 28.6 41.6% Basketball
34 Jaylen Brown 8.7M 31.8 31.8% Basketball
35 New Orleans Pelicans 8.5M 29.1 42.4% Basketball
36 Indiana Pacers 7.5M 30.5 40.8% Basketball
37 Tyrese Haliburton 7.5M 33.3 40.0% Basketball
38 Memphis Grizzlies 7.3M 30.4 36.9% Basketball
39 Toronto Raptors 7.3M 28.9 41.6% Basketball
40 Jalen Brunson 6.5M 33.2 41.0% Basketball
41 Karl-Anthony Towns 6.5M 33.2 41.0% Basketball
42 Bam Adebayo 6.1M 33.6 39.6% Basketball
43 Orlando Magic 6.1M 34.7 52.8% Basketball
44 Anthony Davis 5.9M 32.3 40.5% Basketball
45 Bronny James 5.7M 34.0 38.7% Basketball
46 Paul George 5.2M 33.6 38.6% Basketball
47 Austin Reaves 5M 34.0 38.7% Basketball
48 Trae Young 4.9M 32.3 40.5% Basketball
49 Cade Cunningham 4.8M 33.4 40.4% Basketball
50 Donovan Mitchell 4.2M 33.2 39.5% Basketball
51 Chet Holmgren 4M 33.2 40.8% Basketball
52 Jared McCain 3.8M 33.2 40.8% Basketball
53 Jalen Williams 3.5M 33.2 40.8% Basketball
54 AJ Dybantsa 3.4M 32.3 40.5% Basketball
55 Pascal Siakam 2.8M 33.3 40.0% Basketball
56 DeMar DeRozan 2.7M 35.5 43.0% Basketball
57 Michael Porter Jr. 2.7M 33.2 40.2% Basketball
58 Ace Bailey 2.6M 32.7 41.0% Basketball
59 Myles Turner 2.6M 34.3 42.8% Basketball
60 V. J. Edgecombe 2.5M 33.0 39.7% Basketball
61 VJ Edgecombe 2.5M 33.0 39.7% Basketball
62 Jamal Murray 2.5M 35.5 43.0% Basketball
63 Dylan Harper 2.4M 33.2 40.0% Basketball
64 Yaxel Lendeborg 2.4M 34.1 40.2% Basketball
65 Paolo Banchero 2.4M 35.4 46.1% Basketball
66 Josh Giddey 2.3M 33.4 38.7% Basketball
67 Cameron Boozer 2.3M 33.2 38.1% Basketball
68 Jordan Poole 2.3M 32.6 40.8% Basketball
69 Darryn Peterson 2.3M 32.7 41.0% Basketball
70 Mark Cuban 2.2M 33.6 40.4% Basketball
71 Josh Hart 2.2M 33.2 41.0% Basketball
72 Deandre Ayton 2.1M 32.2 39.7% Basketball
73 Caleb Wilson 2.1M 33.4 38.7% Basketball
74 Nikola Jokić 2.1M 35.5 43.0% Basketball
75 OG Anunoby 2.1M 33.2 41.0% Basketball
76 Kon Knueppel 2.1M 32.7 40.9% Basketball
77 Rudy Gobert 2M 32.4 40.4% Basketball
78 Derrick White 2M 33.6 38.6% Basketball
79 Desmond Bane 1.9M 35.4 46.1% Basketball
80 Mikal Bridges 1.9M 33.2 41.0% Basketball
81 Payton Pritchard 1.9M 33.6 38.6% Basketball
82 Jaylin Williams 1.9M 33.2 40.8% Basketball
83 Stephon Castle 1.9M 33.2 40.0% Basketball
84 Julius Randle 1.9M 31.7 40.6% Basketball
85 Buddy Hield 1.8M 32.8 40.8% Basketball
86 Brandin Podziemski 1.7M 34.1 40.2% Basketball
87 Darius Garland 1.7M 32.0 40.6% Basketball
88 Jordan Clarkson 1.6M 33.2 41.0% Basketball
89 Marcus Smart 1.6M 33.4 40.0% Basketball
90 Naz Reid 1.5M 31.4 41.1% Basketball
91 CJ McCollum 1.5M 32.8 40.8% Basketball
92 Tyler Herro 1.5M 33.3 41.8% Basketball
93 Anfernee Simons 1.5M 32.3 39.1% Basketball
94 Donte DiVincenzo 1.4M 32.4 40.4% Basketball
95 Jalen Duren 1.4M 33.4 40.4% Basketball
96 Ausar Thompson 1.4M 33.4 40.4% Basketball
97 Jalen Johnson 1.4M 32.8 40.8% Basketball
98 Scottie Barnes 1.4M 32.5 40.4% Basketball
99 Walter Clayton Jr. 1.4M 33.2 38.1% Basketball
100 Andrew Nembhard 1.4M 33.3 40.0% Basketball

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Frequently asked questions

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

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each nba 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 updated quarterly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest nba team in United States?

LeBron James currently leads with an estimated audience of 63M people in United States.

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