Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Fast food Audience in United Arab Emirates

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Fast food in United Arab Emirates — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Fast food has an estimated audience of 3,230,419 people in United Arab Emirates.

#88among Topic in United Arab Emirates
#10in Food & Beverages

The average Fast food 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 Wendy's, Ronald McDonald, Greenpeace, with strongest over-indexing on Wendy's (1.66× the country average).

Demographically, the Fast food audience skews more male with an average age of 36.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, Patriotism.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 11 brand affinities and 6 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Fast food fan in United Arab Emirates is more male, around 36.1 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for Wendy's.

Category: Food & Beverages · 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 Fast food profile in United Arab Emirates.

Audience size
3.2M
in United Arab Emirates
Gender
30.3%
69.7% male
Age
36.1
average years
Country rank
#132
Topic in United Arab Emirates
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-44%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Fast food fans

30.3% are female, 69.7% are male, average age 36.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

30.3%
Female
69.7%
Male
Demographic split for Fast food audience in United Arab Emirates
MetricValue
Female30.3%
Male69.7%
Average age36.1
Estimated audience size3,230,419
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.1
average years
Age distribution of the Fast food audience in United Arab Emirates
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2935%
30-3931%
40-4916%
50+6%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.9%

of the worldwide Fast food audience comes from United Arab Emirates.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Fast food
CountryShare
United States20.3%
Italy5.0%
Brazil4.7%
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 Fast food audience in United Arab Emirates is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Fast food fans by region: top regions in United Arab Emirates
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Dubai~2.5M1.29×
02Emirate of Abu Dhabi~1.5M1.04×
03Fujairah~80K1.03×
04Ras Al Khaimah~200K0.93×
05Emirate of Ajman~300K0.90×
06Emirate of Sharjah~600K0.89×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Fast food audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Super Size MeMovies & TV1.78×
02Ronald McDonaldFood & Beverages1.77×
03Chipotle Mexican GrillFood & Beverages1.76×
04White Castle (restaurant)Food & Beverages1.75×
05GoldiesFood & Beverages1.71×
06Colonel SandersFood & Beverages1.67×
07Wendy'sFood & Beverages1.66×
08René RedoFood1.66×
09Meica CurrykingFood & Beverages1.58×
10GreenpeacePolitics & Society1.52×
11In-N-Out BurgerFood & Beverages1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Fast food 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 Fast food audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY0.97×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.80×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Fast food audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.80×
Social Media UsageJOY0.97×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Fast food have in United Arab Emirates?

Fast food has an estimated audience of 3,230,419 people in United Arab Emirates, concentrated in Dubai and Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

02

What is the gender split and age of Fast food fans?

30.3% of Fast food fans are female, 69.7% are male, with an average age of 36.1 years.

03

Which brands do Fast food fans like most?

Fast food fans show strongest brand affinity for Wendy's (1.66×), Ronald McDonald (1.77×), and Greenpeace (1.52×) over the country average.

04

Where do Fast food fans live in United Arab Emirates?

Fast food fans in United Arab Emirates are most concentrated in Dubai (reach ~2.5M), Emirate of Abu Dhabi (reach ~1.5M), and Emirate of Sharjah (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Fast food fans also like?

Beyond Fast food itself, the audience over-indexes on Ronald McDonald (1.77×), Greenpeace (1.52×), White Castle (restaurant) (1.75×), and Colonel Sanders (1.67×) 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 Fast food. 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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