Updated Ranking: The Biggest Football Fan Bases in Brazil in 2024!
The survey reinforces the leadership of Flamengo and Corinthians, but also highlights the strength of traditional clubs from the South and Northeast, which rely on the engagement of local fans, reflecting the passion for football in all regions of Brazil.
RANKING
A new survey conducted by TM20 Branding in partnership with Brazil Panels, published by the InfoMoney portal, has once again confirmed that Flamengo and Corinthians are the leaders as the biggest football fan bases in Brazil. The study was presented during the Sport & Business Summit, a benchmark in sports business.
Research Methodology
The survey interviewed 2,000 people from all social classes (A, B, C, D and E) in all five regions of the country. The data was collected between February 6 and 20, with a margin of error of 2 percentage points, ensuring high accuracy in the results.
Ranking of the Biggest Football Fan Bases in Brazil
Flamengo remains in the clear lead, with 24.8% of the preference of Brazilian fans. Corinthians comes in second place, with 19.4%, reinforcing the supremacy of the two largest fan bases in the country, which together account for almost half of Brazilian fans.
Palmeiras is in third place, with 8.1%, closely followed by São Paulo, with 7.7%, forming a technical tie within the margin of error. This scenario confirms the trend observed in previous surveys, consolidating these four clubs at the top of the ranking.
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Check out the complete ranking of the largest fan bases in Brazil:
Flamengo - 24.8%
Corinthians - 19.4%
Palmeiras - 8.1%
São Paulo - 7.7%
Vasco - 4.8%
Grêmio - 4.4%
Atlético-MG - 4.0%
Santos - 3.1%
Internacional - 2.9%
Cruzeiro - 2.7%
Sport - 2.7%
Bahia - 2.5%
Fluminense - 2.4%
Botafogo - 2.1%
Vitória - 1.9%
Ceará - 1.6%
Fortaleza - 1.4%
Athletico-PR - 0.8%
Coritiba - 0.6%
Fan Base Evolution: Growth and Decline
Compared to previous surveys, some fan clubs have seen significant growth. Flamengo, for example, remains in the lead, but has shown a slight increase in the percentage of fans, reinforcing its position as the largest fan club in Brazil. Palmeiras has also shown growth, increasingly consolidating its position in the Top 3.
On the other hand, clubs such as Vasco and Santos have seen a slight decline compared to previous studies, reflecting less impressive recent seasons. Cruzeiro, which has faced difficulties in recent years, has shown stability in the number of fans, even after fluctuations in the Série B.
Fan bases outside the traditional centers of Brazilian football
Outside the most traditional Brazilian football states, such as Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais, the survey revealed the strength of clubs from the northeast region of Brazil, with five teams featuring among the largest fan bases in the country. Sport reached the mark of 2.7% of the total number of fans, tying in 10th place with Cruzeiro, which puts the team from Pernambuco also in the national top 10 - Bahia, also from the northeast region, was named by 2.5% of those interviewed as their favorite team.
Continuing in the northeast region, E.C Vitória appears in 15th place in the overall ranking, with 1.9%, followed by Ceará S. C. (1.6%) and Fortaleza E.C. (1.4%).
