Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Digital media Audience in United Arab Emirates

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Digital media in United Arab Emirates — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Digital media has an estimated audience of 2,575,711 people in United Arab Emirates.

#160among Topic in United Arab Emirates
#36in Business & Career

The average Digital media fan in United Arab Emirates is 36.1 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Dubai.

The audience is concentrated in Dubai, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Emirate of Sharjah.

Top brand affinities include Radio, Online newspaper, Sportswear (activewear), with strongest over-indexing on Radio (1.66× the country average).

Demographically, the Digital media audience skews more male with an average age of 36.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Career Orientation, Spirituality.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 6 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Digital media fan in United Arab Emirates is more male, around 36.1 years old, with strong Career Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Radio.

Category: Business & Career · Type: Topic

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-18.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Digital media profile in United Arab Emirates.

Audience size
2.6M
in United Arab Emirates
Gender
22.1%
77.9% male
Age
36.1
average years
Country rank
#226
Topic in United Arab Emirates
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-4%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Digital media fans

22.1% are female, 77.9% are male, average age 36.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

22.1%
Female
77.9%
Male
Demographic split for Digital media audience in United Arab Emirates
MetricValue
Female22.1%
Male77.9%
Average age36.1
Estimated audience size2,575,711
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.1
average years
Age distribution of the Digital media audience in United Arab Emirates
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2935%
30-3931%
40-4916%
50+6%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.9%

of the worldwide Digital media audience comes from United Arab Emirates.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Digital media
CountryShare
United States20.1%
India6.7%
Brazil5.3%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United Arab Emirates average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Digital media audience in United Arab Emirates is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Digital media fans by region: top regions in United Arab Emirates
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Fujairah~70K1.09×
02Emirate of Ajman~300K1.01×
03Ras Al Khaimah~100K1.01×
04Emirate of Sharjah~500K0.91×
05Emirate of Abu Dhabi~900K0.86×
06Dubai~1.5M0.80×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Digital media audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Digital media audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Breakfast televisionMovies & TV2.01×
02JudaismPolitics & Society1.92×
03BuddhismHealth1.77×
04Rail transportTravel & Leisure1.75×
05romantic comediesMovies & TV1.75×
06Apple TVMovies & TV1.74×
07Dow Jones Industrial AverageBusiness & Career1.68×
08RadioTechnology & Electronics1.66×
09Online newspaperNews1.66×
10WikipediaInternet & Social Media1.64×
11Solar energyHome & Garden1.63×
12CrosswordGames1.61×
13Virtual realityTechnology & Electronics1.61×
14Private equityBusiness & Career1.61×
15InnovationBusiness & Career1.56×
16BadmintonSports1.56×
17Sportswear (activewear)Fashion & Accessoires1.54×
18Ferrari WorldTravel & Leisure1.54×
19KashmirFashion & Accessoires1.51×
20Mobile paymentBusiness & Career1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Digital media audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Digital media audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER1.45×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.40×
Community OrientationOPEN1.29×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Digital media audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.71×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.73×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.82×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Digital media have in United Arab Emirates?

Digital media has an estimated audience of 2,575,711 people in United Arab Emirates, concentrated in Dubai and Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

02

What is the gender split and age of Digital media fans?

22.1% of Digital media fans are female, 77.9% are male, with an average age of 36.1 years.

03

Which brands do Digital media fans like most?

Digital media fans show strongest brand affinity for Radio (1.66×), Online newspaper (1.66×), and Sportswear (activewear) (1.54×) over the country average.

04

Where do Digital media fans live in United Arab Emirates?

Digital media fans in United Arab Emirates are most concentrated in Dubai (reach ~1.5M), Emirate of Abu Dhabi (reach ~900K), and Emirate of Sharjah (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Digital media fans also like?

Beyond Digital media itself, the audience over-indexes on Online newspaper (1.66×), Sportswear (activewear) (1.54×), Wikipedia (1.64×), and Innovation (1.56×) compared to the United Arab Emirates average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Arab Emirates who actively search for Digital media. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Arab Emirates. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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