Rascasse Audience Intelligence

FIFA World Cup Audience in United Arab Emirates

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about FIFA World Cup in United Arab Emirates — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. FIFA World Cup has an estimated audience of 6,149,103 people in United Arab Emirates.

#2among Soccer in United Arab Emirates
#2among Event in United Arab Emirates
#4in Sports

The average FIFA World Cup fan in United Arab Emirates is 34.3 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 FIFA World Cup 2026, Asia Cup, Real Madrid C.F., with strongest over-indexing on FIFA World Cup 2026 (3.08× the country average).

Demographically, the FIFA World Cup audience skews more male with an average age of 34.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Social Media Usage.

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

The typical FIFA World Cup fan in United Arab Emirates is more male, around 34.3 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for FIFA World Cup 2026.

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: Soccer

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 FIFA World Cup profile in United Arab Emirates.

Audience size
6.1M
in United Arab Emirates
Gender
14.3%
85.7% male
Age
34.3
average years
Country rank
#29
Event in United Arab Emirates
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+19665%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of FIFA World Cup fans

14.3% are female, 85.7% are male, average age 34.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

14.3%
Female
85.7%
Male
Demographic split for FIFA World Cup audience in United Arab Emirates
MetricValue
Female14.3%
Male85.7%
Average age34.3
Estimated audience size6,149,103
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 34.3
average years
Age distribution of the FIFA World Cup audience in United Arab Emirates
Age bracketShare%
16-1917%
20-2937%
30-3928%
40-4913%
50+5%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.5%

of the worldwide FIFA World Cup audience comes from United Arab Emirates.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for FIFA World Cup
CountryShare
United States19.1%
India8.1%
United Kingdom7.9%
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 FIFA World Cup audience in United Arab Emirates is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

FIFA World Cup fans by region: top regions in United Arab Emirates
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Emirate of Sharjah~1.5M1.11×
02Emirate of Ajman~700K1.10×
03Emirate of Abu Dhabi~2.5M0.99×
04Fujairah~100K0.96×
05Ras Al Khaimah~300K0.95×
06Dubai~4M0.93×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the FIFA World Cup audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for FIFA World Cup audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01FIFA World Cup TrophySports4.65×
02FIFA World Cup 2026Sports3.08×
03La LigaSports2.59×
04FC Bayern MunichSports2.38×
05Manchester City F.C.Sports2.27×
06Bangladesh national cricket teamSports2.24×
07Asia CupSports2.23×
08UEFA Europa LeagueSports2.21×
09UEFA Champions LeagueSports2.14×
10Chennai Super KingsSports2.14×
11CricbuzzSports2.11×
12Manchester United F.C.Sports1.97×
13Real Madrid C.F.Sports1.92×
14Premier LeagueSports1.85×
15FC BarcelonaSports1.83×
16Indian Premier LeagueSports1.70×
17India national cricket teamSports1.69×
18Manorama OnlineNews1.57×
19MathrubhumiNews1.53×
20Malayala ManoramaNews1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the FIFA World Cup 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 FIFA World Cup audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.54×
Social Media UsageJOY1.38×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by FIFA World Cup audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY1.38×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.54×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does FIFA World Cup have in United Arab Emirates?

FIFA World Cup has an estimated audience of 6,149,103 people in United Arab Emirates, concentrated in Dubai and Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

02

What is the gender split and age of FIFA World Cup fans?

14.3% of FIFA World Cup fans are female, 85.7% are male, with an average age of 34.3 years.

03

Which brands do FIFA World Cup fans like most?

FIFA World Cup fans show strongest brand affinity for FIFA World Cup 2026 (3.08×), Asia Cup (2.23×), and Real Madrid C.F. (1.92×) over the country average.

04

Where do FIFA World Cup fans live in United Arab Emirates?

FIFA World Cup fans in United Arab Emirates are most concentrated in Dubai (reach ~4M), Emirate of Abu Dhabi (reach ~2.5M), and Emirate of Sharjah (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do FIFA World Cup fans also like?

Beyond FIFA World Cup itself, the audience over-indexes on Asia Cup (2.23×), Real Madrid C.F. (1.92×), Cricbuzz (2.11×), and Mathrubhumi (1.53×) 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 FIFA World Cup. 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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