In the latest broad ranking that allows Flamengo, Vasco, Botafogo and Fluminense to be placed side by side under a similar criterion, Flamengo leads among Rio clubs. The ge survey, published on January 30, 2026, recorded 118,000 members in good standing in Nação, 67,739 in Vasco's Sócio Gigante, 52,929 in Botafogo's Camisa 7 and 38,932 in Fluminense's Sócio Futebol.
The order, therefore, is Flamengo, Vasco, Botafogo and Fluminense. But this result needs to be read with two important caveats. First, the clubs do not use exactly the same internal rule to determine when a member enters or leaves the in-good-standing base. Second, Flamengo's figure was not a January update: the club did not provide a new count for the survey, and ge used as its reference the 118,000 members in good standing presented by the club president for November 2025. For that reason, the ranking itself marked Flamengo's figure as approximate.
The most comparable Rio ranking available in 2026
The January 30, 2026 snapshot was built to compare members in good standing across the clubs' programs. In the national ranking published by ge, Flamengo placed fourth, Vasco ninth, Botafogo 11th and Fluminense 15th.
Among the Rio clubs, the gap between first and second was large: the 118,000 attributed to Flamengo exceeded Vasco's base of 67,739 by just over 50,000. Vasco, in turn, had nearly 15,000 more members in good standing than Botafogo. Botafogo was about 14,000 ahead of Fluminense.
These figures answer which program was larger in the latest comparable snapshot, but they do not measure fan-base size, audience, revenue or the total number of people registered on each platform. The survey's central metric was the number of members in good standing reported by each club, subject to the particulars of each program.
Flamengo: 118,000, with a date caveat
Flamengo leads the Rio snapshot with 118,000 supporter members. The decisive point is the origin of that figure. According to ge, the club did not release a specific update for January 2026. The reference came from data presented in late December 2025, according to which the base had reached 118,000 members in good standing in November.
That does not invalidate the lead, because the gap over the other Rio clubs was substantial, but it prevents treating 118,000 as an official January 30 counter. The figure should be read as the best available reference for Flamengo in that survey, not as a snapshot perfectly synchronized with the other three clubs.
The Nação program remained active in 2026. Flamengo maintained plans aimed both at supporters who attend the Maracanã and at fans in other parts of the country, while continuing to use supporter-member status as a priority criterion for ticket sales throughout the season.
Vasco: 67,739 and the biggest increase among the four
Vasco ranks second among the Rio clubs, with 67,739 members in good standing. In ge's previous survey, dated July 31, 2025, the figure was 44,150. The difference is 23,589 members, an increase of 53% in the comparison used by the survey.
It was the strongest change among Rio's big four in the period. In practical terms, Vasco went from a position well behind Botafogo in July 2025 to overtaking it in the January 2026 survey.
Sócio Gigante continued to be used by the club in 2026 for benefits and ticket access. Official match notices in August were still directing members to the program, showing that the structure remained active after the January survey.
Botafogo: 52,929 before the April revamp
Botafogo had 52,929 members in good standing in the January survey. In July 2025, the research had recorded 68,592. The decline was 15,663 members, or 23%, over the interval compared by ge.
That figure, however, predates a relevant change to the product itself. On April 16, 2026, Botafogo revamped Camisa 7, launched new plans and updated benefits. Among the new features was Nossa Gente, a lower-cost entry plan, along with new categories and adjustments to existing ones.
This is a good example of why the January ranking should not be turned into a permanent counter for the year. The figure of 52,929 is valid for that snapshot; after it, the program's commercial design changed, and a current comparison would require a new collection from all four clubs under the same criterion.
Fluminense: 38,932 and little variation in the snapshot
Fluminense ranks fourth among the Rio clubs, with 38,932 members in good standing. In July 2025, there were 39,597 in ge's comparative snapshot. The difference was 665 fewer members, a decline of approximately 2%.
The movement was much smaller than those seen at Vasco and Botafogo. Sócio Futebol remained active in 2026, with plans, check-ins and club-run initiatives. This also reinforces the need to separate two questions: what was the comparable size of the base in the January survey, and what number the club may display or manage months later.
Why the figures are comparable, but not identical
Ge's own survey includes an important methodological caveat: the criteria used to count members vary according to each club's rules. In other words, the ranking tries to approximate the same idea - members in good standing - but it does not turn four different programs into a perfectly standardized statistical base.
Some clubs remove a member from the base after a certain period of nonpayment, while others may use different windows and rules. There are also plans with different prices, benefits, durations and enrollment methods. A revamp that creates a cheaper category, for example, can increase the base without implying a proportional change in revenue.
For that reason, the supporter-membership ranking should not be confused with a revenue ranking. One club may have fewer members and more expensive plans; another may have a larger base with lower-cost categories. Nor is it a fan-base ranking, because it measures enrollment in a commercial and relationship program, not the total number of supporters.
What changed since July 2025
The previous snapshot helps explain why the date must accompany any supporter-membership figure. On July 31, 2025, Flamengo appeared with about 100,000, Botafogo with 68,592, Vasco with 44,150 and Fluminense with 39,597 in the comparison used by ge.
Six months later, Vasco and Botafogo had switched places. Vasco grew 53% over the interval and moved into second place among the Rio clubs. Botafogo fell 23% in the same comparison and dropped to third. Fluminense changed little, while Flamengo moved from about 100,000 to the reference of 118,000, although that last figure carries the caveat that it is approximate and corresponds to November 2025.
The change in positions over just a few months shows why old figures can produce wrong answers. In December 2024, for example, surveys even pointed to Botafogo as the Rio leader. By January 2026, the picture was different.
Why it is not enough to combine four current figures from different pages
The temptation is simple: open each club's website, note whatever number appears and build a ranking. The problem is that this can mix different dates and definitions. One portal may show active members, another members in good standing, another active contracts, and another may have no public counter. Even when two sites use the word member, the rule behind the total may not be the same.
The comparison becomes even weaker when a program is revamped in the middle of the year. Botafogo's Camisa 7 changed in April 2026; Flamengo continued developing Nação; Vasco and Fluminense maintained their programs and benefit routines. Each change can affect price, target audience, enrollment method and the composition of the base.
For that reason, to answer who has the most supporter members with some rigor, it is better to prioritize surveys that collect the data in the same period and state the metric. When that is not possible, the date and source of each figure need to appear alongside the result.
So, which Rio club has the most supporter members in 2026?
According to the latest comparable ranking found for Rio's big four, Flamengo is the leader, with a reference of 118,000 members in good standing. It is followed by Vasco, with 67,739, Botafogo, with 52,929, and Fluminense, with 38,932.
The correct reading is this: it is the best comparable snapshot published on January 30, 2026, not a real-time scoreboard for August. Flamengo's figure is approximate and refers to November 2025, and the clubs' internal criteria for good standing are not perfectly identical.
As of August 27, 2026, all four programs remain active, but in the material consulted there is no later survey that simultaneously updates Flamengo, Vasco, Botafogo and Fluminense under the same good-standing logic. For an editorially safe comparison, the January ranking remains the most consistent reference - as long as the date and methodology caveats accompany the figures.
