Rascasse Audience Intelligence

AC/DC Audience in United States

AC/DC has an estimated audience of 4.2M people in United States.

#21among Band in United States#956among people in United States#656in Music & Radio

The average AC/DC fan in United States is 39.4 years old, more male, and lives primarily in California.

By number of fans, AC/DC ranks #21 among the 4437 objects in Band in United States — 1.4× the group median.

Its fans are 1.4 years older than the group average of 38.0.

Women make up 41.7% of the fan base, 10.8 percentage points fewer than the group average.

Compared with the other 4436 objects in Band, AC/DC fans stand out for their interest in Bon Scott, Wolfgang Van Halen and Ace Frehley.

Most fans live in California, Texas, Florida.

Top affinities include Bon Scott, Wolfgang Van Halen, Iron Maiden, with strongest over-indexing on Bon Scott (39.82× the country average).

Demographically, the AC/DC audience skews more male with an average age of 39.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Tradition.

The typical AC/DC fan in United States is more male, around 39.4 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Bon Scott.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Person · Subtype: Band

Data status: Q3/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
4.2M
in United States
Gender
41.7%♀
58.3% male
Age
39.4
average years
Country rank
#7919
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+69%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of AC/DC fans

41.7% are female, 58.3% are male, average age 39.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

41.7%
Female
58.3%
Male
Demographic split for AC/DC audience in United States
MetricValue
Female41.7%
Male58.3%
Average age39.4
Estimated audience size4.2M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.4
average years
Age distribution of the AC/DC audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-2425%
25-3417%
35-4415%
45-5422%
55+21%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

18.4%

of the worldwide AC/DC audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for AC/DC
CountryShare
United States18.4%
Brazil10.7%
Germany8.7%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

AC/DC fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Wisconsin~100K1.37×
02Kentucky~80K1.35×
03Indiana~100K1.33×
04Colorado~90K1.30×
05South Dakota~10K1.30×
06West Virginia~30K1.20×
07Ohio~200K1.19×
08Iowa~50K1.19×
09Nebraska~30K1.19×
10Montana~20K1.19×
11Maine~20K1.18×
12North Dakota~10K1.18×
13Missouri~90K1.17×
14Vermont~9K1.12×
15New Mexico~30K1.11×
16Arkansas~40K1.10×
17Wyoming~8K1.09×
18Pennsylvania~200K1.08×
19North Carolina~100K1.03×
20Tennessee~90K1.03×
21Alaska~9K1.03×
22Kansas~40K1.02×
23Idaho~20K1.02×
24Texas~300K1.00×
25South Carolina~70K1.00×
26Oklahoma~50K1.00×
27New Hampshire~20K0.98×
28Illinois~200K0.97×
29Minnesota~70K0.97×
30Michigan~100K0.96×
31Oregon~50K0.96×
32Utah~40K0.93×
33Nevada~40K0.92×
34Arizona~90K0.91×
35Alabama~60K0.90×
36Washington~90K0.89×
37New Jersey~100K0.86×
38Georgia~100K0.85×
39Virginia~90K0.85×
40Massachusetts~70K0.85×
41California~400K0.84×
42New York~200K0.81×
43Mississippi~30K0.81×
44Connecticut~40K0.80×
45Delaware~10K0.80×
46Florida~200K0.77×
47Rhode Island~10K0.77×
48Louisiana~40K0.74×
49Hawaii~10K0.71×
50Maryland~50K0.70×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — AC/DC, United States
0.70×1.00×1.37×
Section 04
Brands and objects ranked by affinity with this audience. Values above 1.0× mean over-representation compared with the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Affinities of the AC/DC audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Bon ScottMusic & Radio39.82×
02Wolfgang Van HalenMusic & Radio17.11×
03Iron MaidenMusic & Radio13.94×
04Ace FrehleyMusic & Radio12.99×
05W.A.S.P.Music & Radio12.59×
06Sebastian BachMusic & Radio12.47×
07Scorpions (band)Music & Radio10.89×
08KISSMusic & Radio10.13×
09Guitarist (magazine)Music & Radio9.49×
10Fingerstyle guitarMusic & Radio8.02×
11Band of BrothersMovies & TV7.97×
12Taylor MomsenFashion & Accessoires7.45×
13FrankensteinLiterature6.17×
14Boogie-woogieMusic & Radio5.84×
15Guitar amplifierMusic & Radio5.23×
16Dick CheneyPolitics & Society4.53×
17Southern rockMusic & Radio3.67×
18Electric guitarMusic & Radio3.56×
19Rob ReinerMovies & TV2.65×
20Britney SpearsMusic & Radio2.40×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the AC/DC audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the AC/DC audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM2.12×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.29×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.26×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the AC/DC audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.69×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.75×
IndulgenceJOY0.81×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Appendix

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Source & method

Source
Rascasse Solution, own modelling
What “fans” means here
Estimated number of people in United States with measurable interest in AC/DC over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several persons count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
10/2025 – 09/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q3/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q3/2026, rascasse.com/explore/us/acdc-5423” · Methodology