Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Discovery Channel Audience Demographics in United States

Discovery Channel has an estimated audience of 689K people in United States.

#14among Documentary in United States#315among TV channels in United States#5964in Movies & TV

The average Discovery Channel fan in United States is 43.2 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in California.

By number of fans, Discovery Channel ranks #25 among the 283 objects in Documentary in United States — 2.2× the group median.

Its fans are 1.6 years older than the group average of 41.6.

Women make up 49.4% of the fan base, 3.6 percentage points fewer than the group average.

Compared with the other 282 objects in Documentary, Discovery Channel fans stand out for their interest in Cats (musical), Tubi TV and National Geographic (magazine).

Most fans live in California, Florida, Texas.

Top affinities include Cats (musical), Tubi TV, National Geographic (magazine), with strongest over-indexing on Cats (musical) (4.01× the country average).

Demographically, the Discovery Channel audience skews balanced with an average age of 43.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, DIY Mentality.

The typical Discovery Channel fan in United States is balanced, around 43.2 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Cats (musical).

Category: Movies & TV · Type: TV Channel · Subtype: Documentary

Data status: Q3/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
689K
in United States
Gender
49.4%♀
50.6% male
Age
43.2
average years
Country rank
#31379
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-24%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Audience demographics of Discovery Channel

49.4% are female, 50.6% are male, average age 43.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

49.4%
Female
50.6%
Male
Demographic split for Discovery Channel audience in United States
MetricValue
Female49.4%
Male50.6%
Average age43.2
Estimated audience size689K
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.2
average years
Age distribution of the Discovery Channel audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-2414%
25-3416%
35-4419%
45-5423%
55+28%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

7.6%

of the worldwide Discovery Channel audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Discovery Channel
CountryShare
India32.1%
Brazil31.7%
United States7.6%
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

Discovery Channel fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01West Virginia~6K1.56×
02Maine~4K1.37×
03Alaska~2K1.36×
04Kentucky~10K1.28×
05New Mexico~6K1.28×
06Wyoming~1K1.25×
07Alabama~10K1.22×
08New Hampshire~3K1.18×
09Montana~3K1.18×
10South Dakota~2K1.18×
11Oklahoma~9K1.15×
12Arkansas~7K1.14×
13Idaho~4K1.13×
14Michigan~20K1.11×
15Iowa~7K1.11×
16Ohio~30K1.10×
17Tennessee~20K1.10×
18Missouri~10K1.08×
19Oregon~9K1.07×
20Indiana~10K1.06×
21Wisconsin~10K1.06×
22Arizona~20K1.04×
23North Dakota~2K1.04×
24Mississippi~6K1.03×
25South Carolina~10K1.01×
26Vermont~1K1.01×
27Kansas~6K1.00×
28Nebraska~4K1.00×
29Pennsylvania~30K0.98×
30North Carolina~20K0.97×
31Louisiana~9K0.96×
32Minnesota~10K0.95×
33Washington~10K0.92×
34Florida~40K0.91×
35Colorado~10K0.85×
36Connecticut~6K0.85×
37Rhode Island~2K0.85×
38Virginia~10K0.84×
39Utah~6K0.84×
40Maryland~10K0.81×
41Illinois~20K0.80×
42Delaware~2K0.80×
43New York~30K0.79×
44Nevada~5K0.78×
45Hawaii~2K0.78×
46Texas~40K0.76×
47Georgia~20K0.76×
48Massachusetts~10K0.76×
49New Jersey~10K0.70×
50California~50K0.66×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Discovery Channel, United States
0.66×1.00×1.56×
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 Discovery Channel audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Cats (musical)Music & Radio4.01×
02Tubi TVMovies & TV3.97×
03National Geographic (magazine)Travel & Leisure3.52×
04NASDAQBusiness & Career2.47×
05IPTVTechnology & Electronics2.03×
06Diane KeatonMovies & TV2.01×
07Movie theaterMovies & TV1.97×
08Discount TireShopping1.92×
09Rail transportTravel & Leisure1.91×
10CBS SportsSports1.82×
11Creative CommonsTechnology & Electronics1.79×
12MeteorologyHome & Garden1.70×
13AdoptionKids & Family1.70×
14Hardware storeHome & Garden1.69×
15Online newspaperNews1.67×
16Talk radioMusic & Radio1.66×
17InnovationBusiness & Career1.63×
18Mixed martial artsSports1.55×
19Financial servicesBusiness & Career1.54×
20Britney SpearsMusic & Radio1.51×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Discovery Channel audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Discovery Channel audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.39×
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.33×
IndividualismJOY1.27×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Discovery Channel audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.82×
CreativityOPEN0.85×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.88×
0×1.00× baseline2×
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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 Discovery Channel over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several tv channels 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/discovery-channel-5242” · Methodology