Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Digital television Audience in United Arab Emirates

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Digital television in United Arab Emirates — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Digital television has an estimated audience of 1,417,400 people in United Arab Emirates.

#427among Topic in United Arab Emirates
#31in Movies & TV

The average Digital television fan in United Arab Emirates is 35.1 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, Breaking news, Online newspaper, with strongest over-indexing on Radio (1.78× the country average).

Demographically, the Digital television audience skews more male with an average age of 35.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Career Orientation, Convenience Orientation.

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

The typical Digital television fan in United Arab Emirates is more male, around 35.1 years old, with strong Career Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Radio.

Category: Movies & TV · 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 television profile in United Arab Emirates.

Audience size
1.4M
in United Arab Emirates
Gender
19.5%
80.5% male
Age
35.1
average years
Country rank
#588
Topic in United Arab Emirates
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-20%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Digital television fans

19.5% are female, 80.5% are male, average age 35.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

19.5%
Female
80.5%
Male
Demographic split for Digital television audience in United Arab Emirates
MetricValue
Female19.5%
Male80.5%
Average age35.1
Estimated audience size1,417,400
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 35.1
average years
Age distribution of the Digital television audience in United Arab Emirates
Age bracketShare%
16-1915%
20-2936%
30-3929%
40-4914%
50+6%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.8%

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

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Digital television
CountryShare
United States12.7%
India5.9%
Italy5.6%
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 television audience in United Arab Emirates is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Digital television fans by region: top regions in United Arab Emirates
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Fujairah~40K1.19×
02Ras Al Khaimah~80K1.06×
03Emirate of Ajman~100K0.99×
04Emirate of Sharjah~300K0.93×
05Emirate of Abu Dhabi~500K0.88×
06Dubai~900K0.83×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Digital television audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01IPTVTechnology & Electronics2.90×
02Breakfast televisionMovies & TV2.61×
03Oman AirTravel & Leisure2.50×
04Rail transportTravel & Leisure2.43×
05Virtual realityTechnology & Electronics2.17×
06DailymotionMovies & TV2.08×
07Public transportCars & Mobility2.02×
08Solar energyHome & Garden1.95×
09BuddhismHealth1.90×
10RadioTechnology & Electronics1.78×
11WikipediaInternet & Social Media1.77×
12Breaking newsMovies & TV1.70×
13CNNMovies & TV1.66×
14AnthropologyBusiness & Career1.64×
15ActivismPolitics & Society1.63×
16Online newspaperNews1.57×
17HinduismPolitics & Society1.55×
18Internet celebrityInternet & Social Media1.54×
19Street foodFood & Beverages1.52×
20Retail bankingBusiness & Career1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Digital television 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 television audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER1.63×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.48×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.45×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Digital television audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.51×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.64×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.77×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

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

Digital television has an estimated audience of 1,417,400 people in United Arab Emirates, concentrated in Dubai and Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

02

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

19.5% of Digital television fans are female, 80.5% are male, with an average age of 35.1 years.

03

Which brands do Digital television fans like most?

Digital television fans show strongest brand affinity for Radio (1.78×), Breaking news (1.7×), and Online newspaper (1.57×) over the country average.

04

Where do Digital television fans live in United Arab Emirates?

Digital television fans in United Arab Emirates are most concentrated in Dubai (reach ~900K), Emirate of Abu Dhabi (reach ~500K), and Emirate of Sharjah (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Digital television fans also like?

Beyond Digital television itself, the audience over-indexes on Breaking news (1.7×), Online newspaper (1.57×), IPTV (2.9×), and Breakfast television (2.61×) 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 television. 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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