Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Paul Simon Audience in United States

Paul Simon has an estimated audience of 2M people in United States.

#2among Folk in United States#2392among people in United States#1401in Music & Radio

The average Paul Simon fan in United States is 46.4 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in California.

By number of fans, Paul Simon ranks #2 among the 231 objects in Folk in United States — 33.6× the group median.

Its fans are 4.4 years older than the group average of 42.0.

Compared with the other 230 objects in Folk, Paul Simon fans stand out for their interest in Tracy Chapman, Simon & Garfunkel and Alan Arkin.

Interest is seasonal: February, June and December account for 39% of the year's searches, August is the quietest month.

Most fans live in California, New York, Florida.

Top affinities include Art Garfunkel, Tracy Chapman, Simon & Garfunkel, with strongest over-indexing on Art Garfunkel (50.97× the country average).

Demographically, the Paul Simon audience skews balanced with an average age of 46.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Spirituality, Community Orientation.

The typical Paul Simon fan in United States is balanced, around 46.4 years old, with strong Spirituality tendencies and a notable affinity for Art Garfunkel.

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

Data status: Q2/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
2M
in United States
Gender
51.6%♀
48.4% male
Age
46.4
average years
Country rank
#14038
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+21%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of Paul Simon fans

51.6% are female, 48.4% are male, average age 46.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

51.6%
Female
48.4%
Male
Demographic split for Paul Simon audience in United States
MetricValue
Female51.6%
Male48.4%
Average age46.4
Estimated audience size2M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 46.4
average years
Age distribution of the Paul Simon audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-2416%
25-3410%
35-4411%
45-5419%
55+44%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

39.3%

of the worldwide Paul Simon audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Paul Simon
CountryShare
United States39.3%
United Kingdom16.9%
Germany5.0%
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

Paul Simon fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Vermont~7K1.73×
02New Hampshire~10K1.53×
03Maine~10K1.50×
04Massachusetts~60K1.42×
05Connecticut~30K1.39×
06Colorado~50K1.29×
07Rhode Island~8K1.29×
08Oregon~30K1.26×
09Minnesota~40K1.22×
10Pennsylvania~90K1.20×
11Washington~60K1.20×
12Missouri~40K1.19×
13New York~100K1.17×
14Wisconsin~40K1.17×
15Illinois~90K1.14×
16Ohio~80K1.11×
17New Jersey~60K1.10×
18Michigan~70K1.09×
19Iowa~20K1.06×
20Kansas~20K1.04×
21Montana~7K1.04×
22Delaware~6K1.01×
23Indiana~40K0.97×
24Washington, District of Columbia~4K0.97×
25Idaho~10K0.96×
26California~200K0.95×
27North Carolina~60K0.94×
28Nebraska~10K0.94×
29Kentucky~30K0.93×
30New Mexico~10K0.92×
31Tennessee~40K0.91×
32Virginia~50K0.89×
33South Dakota~5K0.88×
34Florida~100K0.85×
35Utah~20K0.85×
36South Carolina~30K0.84×
37West Virginia~9K0.84×
38Oklahoma~20K0.83×
39Arkansas~10K0.81×
40Hawaii~7K0.81×
41North Dakota~4K0.81×
42Arizona~40K0.79×
43Alaska~3K0.79×
44Nevada~10K0.74×
45Maryland~30K0.73×
46Georgia~50K0.71×
47Louisiana~20K0.70×
48Texas~90K0.66×
49Mississippi~10K0.63×
50Alabama~20K0.60×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Paul Simon, United States
0.60×1.00×1.73×
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 Paul Simon audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Art GarfunkelMovies & TV50.97×
02Tracy ChapmanMusic & Radio46.46×
03Simon & GarfunkelMusic & Radio39.54×
04Cat StevensMusic & Radio39.02×
05Alan ArkinMovies & TV38.46×
06John DenverMusic & Radio38.41×
07Leonard CohenMusic & Radio37.38×
08Joan BaezMusic & Radio31.37×
09Gordon LightfootMusic & Radio29.43×
10James TaylorMusic & Radio26.66×
11Neil YoungMusic & Radio24.39×
12Dolph LundgrenMovies & TV21.78×
13Hop (film)Movies & TV19.97×
14Neil DiamondMusic & Radio17.26×
15Luke CombsMusic & Radio17.10×
16Bob DylanMusic & Radio16.97×
17Eagles (band)Music & Radio14.40×
18ABCMusic & Radio13.83×
19Phil CollinsMusic & Radio12.94×
20WingsMusic & Radio12.86×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Paul Simon audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Paul Simon audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE1.77×
Community OrientationOPEN1.42×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.31×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Paul Simon audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.87×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.99×
IndulgenceJOY1.01×
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 Paul Simon 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
07/2025 – 06/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q2/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q2/2026, rascasse.com/explore/us/paul-simon-8215” · Methodology