More popular Australian (and Kiwi) sport related Facebook fanpages and groups
I’m hoping that I can finally begin to get an accurate idea as to the size of the Australian (and Kiwi) sport community on Facebook based on membership in groups and liking of fan pages. I can’t necessarily get good demographic data out of this because of how Facebook works. (Twitter is better in that regards.) Still, if news stories like Akermanis, Monaghan and the Storm break again, I should have total membership that is more recent. woot woot.
That said, the following is data that I’ve manually data mined so far today. Hopefully some people will find it useful in terms of conceptualizing the size of the Australian (and Kiwi) sport community on Facebook. Yeah, a lot of this is random.
League | Team | Page | Total members | Official |
Rugby World Cup | Rugby World Cup | Rugby World Cup | 724,407 | Yes |
Rugby World Cup | All Blacks | All Blacks | 625,280 | Yes |
AFL | AFL | AFL | 251,010 | Yes |
NRL | NRL | National Rugby League | 230,020 | Yes |
World Cup Soccer | Socceroos | Support Australia’s 2022 Official FIFA World Cup Bid | 229,322 | Yes |
Rugby League/State of Origin | Queensland Maroons | Queensland Maroons | 201,189 | Yes |
World Cup Soccer | Socceroos | Socceroos – Australian National Football Team | 142,953 | Yes |
Australian Tennis Open Series | Australian Tennis Open Series | Australian Open | 138,672 | Yes |
NRL | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | 120,821 | Yes |
Cricket Australia | Cricket Australia | Cricket Australia | 111,004 | Yes |
AFL | Collingwood Magpies | Collingwood Football Club | 104,275 | Yes |
AFL | Essendon Bombers | Essendon FC | 90,510 | Yes |
Rugby League/State of Origin | New South Wales Blues | NSW Blues | 87,451 | Yes |
AFL | Adelaide Crows | Adelaide Crows | 60,122 | Yes |
AFL | West Coast Eagles | West Coast Eagles | 59,763 | Yes |
AFL | West Coast Eagles | West Coast Eagles | 59,762 | Yes |
AFL | St. Kilda Saints | St Kilda Football Club | 57,278 | Yes |
AFL | Carlton Blues | Carlton Football Club | 50,875 | Yes |
Cricket Australia | Victorian Spirit | Victorian Bushrangers | 43,509 | Yes |
NRL | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 43,016 | Yes |
NRL | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | 40,977 | Yes |
Rugby World Cup | Australian Wallabies | Qantas Wallabies | 40,822 | Yes |
AFL | Sydney Swans | Sydney Swans | 39,126 | Yes |
NRL | Melbourne Storm | Melbourne Storm | 37,832 | Yes |
General Australian sport | General Australian sport | Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) | 36,388 | Yes |
AIS | AIS | Australian Institute of Sport | 35,212 | Yes |
AFL | Fremantle Dockers | Fremantle Football Club | 33,530 | Yes |
NRL | Wests Tigers | Wests Tigers – Official National Rugby League Club | 32,867 | Yes |
NRL | Wests Tigers | Wests Tigers | 32,864 | Yes |
AFL | Hawthorn Hawks | Hawthorn Football Club | 32,089 | Yes |
NRL | St George-Illawarra Dragons | St George-Illawarra Dragons | 31,870 | Yes |
Rugby League | New Zealand Kiwis | New Zealand Kiwis | 31,042 | Yes |
AFL | Richmond Tigers | Richmond FC | 29,020 | Yes |
NRL | Sydney Roosters | The Official Sydney Roosters Page | 28,951 | Yes |
NRL | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Roosters | 28,947 | Yes |
NRL | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 26,086 | Yes |
AFL | Port Adelaide Power | Port Adelaide Football Club | 24,240 | Yes |
NSWRL | Central Coast Bears | Central Coast Bears | 21,578 | Yes |
NRL | Newcastle Knights | Newcastle Knights | 21,202 | Yes |
NRL | Wests Tigers | Benji Marshall | 19,802 | No |
AFL | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | 19,516 | Yes |
AFL | North Melbourne Kangaroos | North Melbourne Football Club | 19,152 | Yes |
Olympics | Australian Olympic Team | Australian Olympic Team | 18,256 | Yes |
AFL | Western Bulldogs | Western Bulldogs | 16,492 | Yes |
Rugby League | Australian Kangaroos | Australian Kangaroos | 15,512 | Yes |
NRL | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Cronulla Sharks | 15,386 | Yes |
Tennis Australia | Sam Stosur | Sam Stosur | 15,300 | Yes |
Rugby World Cup | All Blacks | BackingBlack | 15,254 | Yes |
NRL | Penrith Panthers | Penrith Panthers | 14,084 | Yes |
Super League | NSW Waratahs | Waratahs | 11,841 | Yes |
Super League | Queensland Reds | Quade Cooper | 10,330 | Yes |
AIS | Tennis Australia | Tennis | 9,765 | Yes |
AFL | Melbourne Demons | Melbourne Football Club | 9,741 | Yes |
AFL | Gold Coast Football Club | Gold Coast Football Club | 9,474 | Yes |
Super League | Queensland Reds | Queensland Reds | 9,406 | Yes |
NRL | NRL | NRL Lone Scout | 8,982 | Yes |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 8,714 | Yes |
A-League | A-League | Hyundai A-League | 8,448 | Yes |
AFL | Geelong Cats | Geelong Cats Insider | 7,310 | Yes |
AFL | Gold Coast Football Club | Israel Folau | 6,905 | No |
NRL | South Sydney Rabbitohs | South Sydney Rabbitohs – Official Page | 6,637 | Yes |
Victorian Roller Derby League | Victorian Roller Derby League | Victorian Roller Derby League | 6,636 | Yes |
ANZ Championship | ANZ Championship | ANZ Netball | 5,852 | Yes |
Cricket Australia | Cricket New South Wales | Cricket NSW | 5,533 | Yes |
Sydney Roller Derby League | Sydney Roller Derby League | Sydney Roller Derby League | 5,520 | Yes |
NRL | New Zealand Warriors | Vodafone Warriors | 5,272 | Yes |
NRL | Melbourne Storm | Storm Man | 4785 | Yes |
NRL | Melbourne Storm | Melbourne Storm | 4,785 | Yes |
Rugby League | Papua New Guinea Kumuls | Papua New Guinea Kumuls | 4,712 | Yes |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 4,547 | Yes |
NRL | North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Toyota Cowboys | 4,427 | Yes |
NRL | North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Toyota Cowboys | 4,425 | Yes |
NRL | North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 4,424 | Yes |
Super League | Melbourne Rebels | Melbourne Rebels – The Official Fan Page | 4,382 | Yes |
Super League | Melbourne Rebels | Rebel Army | 4,135 | Yes |
Super League | Western Force | Western Force | 3,732 | Yes |
NRL | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos Cheerleaders | 3,519 | Yes |
Rugby League/State of Origin | Queensland Maroons | Maroon Crusade | 3,215 | Yes |
Women’s World Cup | Matildas | Matildas – Australian National Women’s Football Team | 2,874 | Yes |
Australian Tennis Open Series | Brisbane International | Brisbane International – Australian Open Series | 2,842 | Yes |
AFL | Greater Western Sydney | Team GWS | 2,605 | Yes |
Auckland Rugby League | Auckland Rugby League | Auckland Rugby League | 2,581 | Yes |
Super League | ACT Brumbies | Official Brumbies Fan Page | 2,558 | Yes |
Country Rugby League | Country Rugby League | Country Rugby League | 2,411 | Yes |
Women’s Flat Track Derby Association | Western Sydney Rollers | Western Sydney Rollers | 2,381 | Yes |
Australian Tennis Open Series | Medibank International Sydney | Medibank International Sydney – Australian Open Series | 2,280 | Yes |
NRL | NRL | Women In League | 2,280 | Yes |
Convict City Roller Derby League | Convict City Roller Derby League | Convict City Roller Derby League | 2,232 | Yes |
NSW Rugby League | Balmain Tigers | Balmain Tigers | 2,224 | No |
NRL | Gold Coast Titans | The Legion – Gold Coast Titans | 2,198 | Yes |
NRL | NRL | Indigenous All Stars | 2,023 | Yes |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 1,967 | Yes |
Brisbane City Rollers | Brisbane City Rollers | Brisbane City Rollers | 1,824 | Yes |
New Shute Shield | New Shute Shield | Tooheys New Shute Shield | 1,817 | Yes |
Cricket Australia | Western Australian Cricket Association | Western Australian Cricket Association | 1,723 | Yes |
Rugby League/State of Origin | New South Wales Blues | New South Wales Rugby League | 1,683 | Yes |
W-League | W-League | Westfield W-League | 1,671 | Yes |
Super League | Queensland Reds | QR Reds – Queensland Reds | 1,610 | No |
AIS | Rowing Australia | Rowing Australia | 1,576 | Yes |
Super League | Super League | Investec Bank Super 14 Rugby | 1,554 | Yes |
Rugby World Cup | Australian Wallabies | Green and Gold Rugby | 1,534 | No |
Super League | Super League | Super Rugby | 1,494 | Yes |
NSW Rugby League | North Sydney Bears | North Sydney District Rugby League Football Club | 1,402 | Yes |
AIS | Equestrian Australia | Equestrian Australia | 1,348 | Yes |
Van Diemen Rollers | Van Diemen Rollers | Van Diemen Rollers | 1,343 | Yes |
NRL | Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Eels | 1,336 | Yes |
WIRD Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby | WIRD Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby | WIRD Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby | 1,314 | Yes |
Rugby League | Australian Kangaroos | The Roo Crew | 1,306 | Yes |
AFL | AFL | AFLPA | 1,246 | Yes |
General Australian sport | General Australian sport | ANZ Stadium | 1,200 | Yes |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 1,192 | No |
AFL | North Melbourne Kangaroos | Hamish McIntosh | 1,145 | No |
AFL | North Melbourne Kangaroos | Michael Firrito | 1,143 | No |
NSW Rugby League | Western Suburbs Magpies | Western Suburbs Magpies | 1,005 | Yes |
Australian Roller Derby | Australian Roller Derby | Australian Roller Derby | 867 | Yes |
AFL | Gold Coast Football Club | Israel Folau | 852 | No |
Cricket Australia | Victorian Spirit | VicSpirit | 825 | Yes |
SEABL | SEABL | SEABL | 758 | Yes |
Australian Canoeing | Australian Canoeing | Australian Canoeing | 714 | Yes |
AFL | Gold Coast Football Club | Israel Folau | 703 | No |
AIS | Triathlon Australia | Triathlon Australia | 695 | Yes |
Ballarat Roller Derby | Rat Pack | Ballarat Roller Derby – Rat Pack | 639 | Yes |
NBL | Cairns Taipans | Cairns Taipans | 632 | No |
W-League | Canberra United | Canberra United Fans | 622 | Yes |
AFL | Greater Western Sydney | ACT 4 GWS | 605 | Yes |
AFL | Greater Western Sydney | ACT 4 GWS | 605 | Yes |
AFL | North Melbourne Kangaroos | The NMFC Hoodie | 588 | No |
Tennis Australia | Tennis Australia | Australian Tennis Magazine | 583 | Yes |
AFL | Greater Western Sydney | GWS Giants | 567 | Yes |
Australian Tennis Open Series | Moorilla Hobart International | Moorilla Hobart International – Australian Open Series | 555 | Yes |
AIS | Australia International Shooting Limited | Australia International Shooting Limited | 519 | Yes |
VFL | Williamstown Football Club | Williamstown Football Club | 490 | Yes |
NBL | Cairns Taipans | Skytrans Cairns Taipans – Official Site | 460 | Yes |
AIHL | Sydney Bears | Sydney Bears | 424 | Yes |
AFL | Gold Coast Football Club | Karmichael Hunt & Israel Folau: Smartest NRL players in history | 386 | No |
WNBL | Canberra Capitals | WNBL – Canberra Capitals | 382 | Yes |
Australian Commonwealth Games | Australian Commonwealth Games | Australian Commonwealth Games Team | 349 | Yes |
NBL | Cairns Taipans | Skytrans Cairns Taipans | 297 | No |
NRL | NRL | NRL All Stars | 283 | Yes |
NRL | Brisbane Broncos | Broncos Sydney Stable – Below the Border | 282 | No |
NRL | Penrith Panthers | Penrith Panther Pride Group | 274 | Yes |
Super League | Queensland Reds | Van Humphries | 268 | Yes |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Todd Carney 16 – Canberra Raiders 6……..(17/4/2010) Roosters Vs. Raiders | 253 | No |
Eastern Region Roller Derby | Eastern Region Roller Derby | Eastern Region Roller Derby | 250 | Yes |
NBL | Cairns Taipans | Cairns Taipans | 241 | No |
NRL | North Queensland Cowboys | Cowboys Supporters Team | 239 | Yes |
WNBL | Bendigo Spirit | The Official Bendigo Spirit Basketball | 239 | Yes |
Olympics | Australian Olympic Team | Sydney 2000 Volunteers Reunion | 238 | Yes |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 221 | No |
Western Sydney Rollers | Western Sydney Rollers | Sarah ‘Missy’ Charlesworth – Western Sydney Rollers | 216 | Yes |
Archery Australia | Guy Phillips | Guy Phillips | 214 | Yes |
NSW Rugby League | Balmain Tigers | TIGERS | 211 | Yes |
AFL | Gold Coast Football Club | Israel Folau | 201 | No |
Gridiron Australia | Perth Blitz | Perth Blitz | 195 | Yes |
NBL | NBL | NBL fans deserve more! | 188 | No |
WNBL | Townsville Fire | Townsville McCafe Fire | 161 | Yes |
AFL | Brisbane Lions | Brendan Fevola | 155 | Yes |
Super League | Queensland Reds | Digby Ioane | 152 | Yes |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | i bet u i can find 10,000 people who hate canberra raiders | 131 | No |
Gridiron Australia | Gridiron Australia | Gridiron Australia | 124 | Yes |
NSW Rugby League | Western Suburbs Magpies | WESTS MAGPIES SG BALL 2010 | 109 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | I’m a 2010 Canberra Raiders member | 71 | No |
Queensland Rugby Union | Gold Coast Rugby Breakers | Gold Coast Rugby Breakers | 67 | Yes |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 66 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Bring Back Joel Monaghan to the Canberra Raiders | 64 | No |
AFL | Gold Coast Football Club | Israel Folau | 53 | No |
NRL | North Queensland Cowboys | Cowboys Leagues Club | 46 | Yes |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 44 | No |
NBL | Cairns Taipans | Cairns Taipans | 42 | No |
Cricket Australia | Cricket Australia | Ricky Thomas Ponting | 41 | Yes |
Gridiron Australia | Gridiron Victoria | Gridiron Victoria | 34 | Yes |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 34 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 33 | No |
AFL | Gold Coast Football Club | Israel Folau | 28 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 25 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Supporting the Canberra Raiders | 24 | No |
AFL | Gold Coast Football Club | Israel Folau | 21 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Rugby League Canberra Raiders | 21 | No |
NBL | NBL | The National Basketball League (Australia) Appreciation Society | 19 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | History of the Canberra Raiders | 13 | No |
AFL | Gold Coast Football Club | Israel Folau | 11 | No |
Gridiron Australia | Gridiron SA | Gridiron SA, The Gridiron Association of South Australia | 9 | Yes |
NBL | Cairns Taipans | Free cheeseburgers when the Cairns Taipans score 85 or more | 9 | No |
NBL | Cairns Taipans | Cairns Taipans | 8 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | CANBERRA RAIDERS (GREEN MACHINE) | 8 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 7 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 6 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Book:Canberra Raiders | 6 | No |
AFL | Gold Coast Football Club | ISRAEL FOLAU | 5 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 5 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | On a scale of 1-Canberra Raiders how premature are you | 5 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | 2008 Canberra Raiders season | 3 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders players | 2 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | On a scale of 1-Canberra Raiders how premature are you | 2 | No |
NBL | Cairns Taipans | Skytrans Cairns Taipans | 1 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders templates | 1 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders Cup | 1 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Raiders de Canberra | 1 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | List of Canberra Raiders records | 1 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | 2009 Canberra Raiders season | 1 | No |
NBL | Cairns Taipans | Cairns Taipans players | 0 | No |
NBL | Cairns Taipans | Basketball Cairns Taipans | 0 | No |
NBL | Cairns Taipans | Cairns Taipans Fan Page | 0 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders coaches | 0 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders seasons | 0 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | Raiders De Canberra | 0 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | List of Canberra Raiders representatives | 0 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | 2007 Canberra Raiders season | 0 | No |
NRL | Canberra Raiders | 2006 Canberra Raiders season | 0 | No |
Rugby League | England Rugby League | England Rugby League | DELETED | Yes |
WNBL | Bendigo Spirit | WNBL – Bendigo Spirit | DELETED | Yes |