New York Is One of the Biggest Women’s Sports Fan States

Women’s sports has been growing across the United States, with more fans watching games, buying tickets, and searching online for schedules and highlights. A new study looking at Google search trends found that New York is one of the states most interested in women’s sports. In fact, New York ranked third in the entire country for online searches related to women’s sports.

Millions of Searches From New York Fans

Over the past year, people in New York State made 562,050 Google searches each month related to women’s sports. That puts New York behind only California and Texas. The numbers show that interest in women’s sports is strong in New York, from major cities to smaller communities.

Women’s Basketball Is the Most Popular

Among all women’s sports, basketball is the most popular in New York. The study found that fans looked for women’s basketball terms about 229,680 times per month. Many of those searches included things like WNBA schedules, scores, and tickets.

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Soccer Is the Second Most Searched Sport

Women’s soccer also drew a lot of attention from New York fans. Searches related to women’s soccer had 23,470 per month. Many of those searches included the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and other professional competitions. Soccer continues to grow in popularity across the United States, especially after the success by the U.S. women’s national team.

Other Women’s Sports Also Draw Interest

The study also found strong interest in several other sports in New York. These included: Women’s tennis with about 18,200 searches per month, and Women’s golf with about 17,870 searches per month.

New York Ranks Near the Top Nationally

When researchers compared all states, the rankings looked like this: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois. New York’s high ranking shows that fans across the state are following women’s sports online.