News

Actions

Study shows 1 in 5 women play fantasy football

Posted

Fantasy football is not just for the guys.

Data from American Express shows 22.9 million women play in fantasy leagues online. This means 1 in 5 women are involved in the sport.

Wendi Harris and her girlfriends have played in the same Denver-area league for six years.

"I love telling people we have a female fantasy football team, especially men,” said Harris. “They're shocked. They ask me statistics on players and I can actually tell them."

Their league commissioner says the relationships they make playing fantasy football also carry over into other areas of their lives.

"It gives us something to bond over,” said Jennifer Wolf, league commissioner. “Honestly, at first, I was not that much of a football fan, but I just jumped in."

Data shows the majority of women play for money, spending an average of $75 on leagues every season. 

MORE | Nearly 23 million women participating in fantasy football this season, study finds

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Wednesday

07/30/2025

Clear

-° / 70°

0%

Thursday

07/31/2025

Clear

99° / 71°

0%

Friday

08/01/2025

Clear

100° / 71°

0%

Saturday

08/02/2025

Clear

99° / 71°

0%

Sunday

08/03/2025

Mostly Clear

98° / 69°

0%

Monday

08/04/2025

Mostly Clear

94° / 69°

0%

Tuesday

08/05/2025

Clear

98° / 72°

0%

Wednesday

08/06/2025

Clear

102° / 74°

0%