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The 100 most popular Sports audiences in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest sports audiences in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 34k sports audiences tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. FIFA World Cup 2026, NFL and NBA lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 509M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 40M, and the largest, FIFA World Cup 2026, reaches around 251M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each sports audience, 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 FIFA World Cup 2026 251M 37.2 34.7% Soccer
2 NFL 144M 37.0 45.1% American football
3 NBA 114M 36.0 39.3% Basketball
4 Basketball 99M 39.0 43.0% Sport
5 FIFA World Cup 98M 37.4 32.4% Soccer
6 American football 88M 38.1 44.6% Sport
7 Soccer 85M 39.1 45.5% Sport
8 Baseball 83M 38.7 44.7% Sport
9 Golf 73M 42.8 42.9% Sport
10 MLB 69M 36.7 40.6% Baseball
11 Training 67M 41.7 50.2%
12 LeBron James 63M 33.0 39.7% Basketball
13 ESPN 58M 37.4 36.7% Sport
14 Team sport 57M — —
15 Ultimate Fighting Championship 56M 36.3 25.3% Martial art
16 College football 49M 37.5 44.0% Sport
17 Strength training 48M 40.7 48.7%
18 WWE 46M 38.9 29.2% Wrestling
19 Los Angeles Lakers 45M 32.0 38.2% Basketball
20 Planet Fitness 44M 36.5 57.9%
21 Rugby league 44M 37.4 43.4%
22 Weight training 43M 41.2 50.1%
23 Martial arts 41M 39.5 34.4% Sport
24 Outdoor enthusiast 40M 43.6 44.0%
25 NBA Finals 40M 32.4 41.8% Basketball
26 Golden State Warriors 39M 32.2 41.1% Basketball
27 Swimming pool 39M 44.0 57.8%
28 Fishing 39M 43.5 41.3% Sport
29 Swimming 39M 43.6 52.3% Sport
30 NBA playoffs 38M 32.1 41.8% Basketball
31 Mixed martial arts 37M 39.7 26.8% Sport
32 Real Madrid Club de Fútbol 37M 33.2 34.8% Soccer
33 Yoga 36M 41.6 63.3% Sport
34 FC Barcelona 35M 34.7 36.9% Soccer
35 Sports equipment 35M 39.8 48.4%
36 CBS Sports 34M 43.2 31.7% Sport
37 PGA Tour 34M 37.5 35.9% Golf
38 Golf course 34M 43.9 42.0%
39 Track and field 34M 38.7 48.0% Sport
40 WNBA 33M 37.6 40.0% Basketball
41 Running 33M 40.6 53.1%
42 College basketball 33M 35.1 34.3% Basketball
43 NBA TV 32M 31.5 37.5% Sport
44 UEFA Champions League 32M 33.6 29.6% Soccer
45 Men's Fitness 31M 37.9 41.0%
46 Golf club 31M 38.4 35.6%
47 Volleyball 30M 37.4 40.6% Sport
48 Combat sport 30M 35.5 24.6% Sport
49 NHL 30M 37.8 35.7% Ice hockey
50 New England Patriots 30M 37.6 32.8% American football
51 Dick's Sporting Goods 29M 36.8 43.2%
52 Chicago Bears 29M 37.5 31.1% American football
53 Ice hockey 29M 36.6 40.2% Sport
54 Professional wrestling 29M 37.9 30.5% Martial art
55 NFL Network 29M 34.5 40.6% Sport
56 Buffalo Bills 29M 38.0 29.1% American football
57 New York Yankees 29M 35.4 40.2% Baseball
58 Golf equipment 28M 37.1 33.3%
59 Personal trainer 28M 37.8 56.2%
60 Wrestling 27M 36.4 24.5% Sport
61 Pittsburgh Steelers 27M 36.6 31.7% American football
62 Physical strength 27M 43.4 56.2%
63 Green Bay Packers 27M 37.6 31.0% American football
64 Team 27M 40.0 46.8%
65 Trophy hunting 26M 38.7 39.3%
66 NASCAR 26M 42.2 31.2% Motorsport
67 Philadelphia Eagles 26M 35.6 39.0% American football
68 Shedeur Sanders 26M 35.9 39.5% American football
69 Fishing reel 26M 38.9 31.3%
70 Muscle & Fitness 26M 36.7 43.4%
71 Lamine Yamal 26M 33.4 32.9% Soccer
72 Turkey hunting 26M 38.4 39.6%
73 Golf ball 25M 37.3 33.1%
74 Cycling 25M 40.7 38.4% Sport
75 Gymnastics 25M 36.8 50.9% Sport
76 Chicago Bulls 24M 30.9 38.0% Basketball
77 Shooting sport 24M 39.0 38.4% Sport
78 Tennis 24M 41.1 42.4% Sport
79 Detroit Lions 24M 39.6 29.0% American football
80 Skiing 24M 38.8 44.0% Sport
81 Boston Celtics 24M 31.3 37.9% Basketball
82 CrossFit 24M 40.7 51.7% Sport
83 Kansas City Chiefs 24M 35.2 40.2% American football
84 Oklahoma City Thunder 24M 30.4 42.3% Basketball
85 Golf Channel 24M 37.3 35.7% Sport
86 Masters Tournament 23M 37.3 34.6% Golf
87 Cabela's 23M 38.8 40.2%
88 Miami Heat 23M 31.2 39.9% Basketball
89 Fox hunting 23M 38.2 38.2%
90 Rodeo 23M 38.2 49.0%
91 Extreme sport 23M 39.2 37.6% Sport
92 Los Angeles Dodgers 23M 32.3 42.2% Baseball
93 Denver Nuggets 23M 35.0 46.7% Basketball
94 Coach (sport) 22M — —
95 Winter sport 22M 36.5 40.8%
96 Chicago Cubs 22M 37.2 38.2% Baseball
97 Australian Open (golf) 22M 41.3 0.0% Golf
98 Super Bowl 22M 33.9 44.1% American football
99 Walking 22M 43.7 60.1% Sport
100 Recreational fishing 22M 38.5 35.3%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular sports audiences compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each sports audience 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 sports audience in United States?

FIFA World Cup 2026 currently leads with an estimated audience of 251M people in United States.

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