Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Indian Premier League Audience in United Arab Emirates

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Indian Premier League in United Arab Emirates — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Indian Premier League has an estimated audience of 2,914,094 people in United Arab Emirates.

#2among Cricket in United Arab Emirates
#4among Event in United Arab Emirates
#14in Sports

The average Indian Premier League fan in United Arab Emirates is 34.2 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 Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, NDTV, with strongest over-indexing on Rajasthan Royals (3.4× the country average).

Demographically, the Indian Premier League audience skews more male with an average age of 34.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Individualism.

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

The typical Indian Premier League fan in United Arab Emirates is more male, around 34.2 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Rajasthan Royals.

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: Cricket

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 Indian Premier League profile in United Arab Emirates.

Audience size
2.9M
in United Arab Emirates
Gender
21.9%
78.1% male
Age
34.2
average years
Country rank
#170
Event in United Arab Emirates
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-42%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Indian Premier League fans

21.9% are female, 78.1% are male, average age 34.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

21.9%
Female
78.1%
Male
Demographic split for Indian Premier League audience in United Arab Emirates
MetricValue
Female21.9%
Male78.1%
Average age34.2
Estimated audience size2,914,094
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 34.2
average years
Age distribution of the Indian Premier League audience in United Arab Emirates
Age bracketShare%
16-1915%
20-2940%
30-3928%
40-4913%
50+5%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.2%

of the worldwide Indian Premier League audience comes from United Arab Emirates.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Indian Premier League
CountryShare
India70.3%
United States3.0%
China2.9%
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 Indian Premier League audience in United Arab Emirates is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Indian Premier League fans by region: top regions in United Arab Emirates
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Emirate of Ajman~300K1.09×
02Emirate of Sharjah~700K1.07×
03Ras Al Khaimah~200K1.06×
04Emirate of Abu Dhabi~1M0.97×
05Fujairah~70K0.93×
06Dubai~2M0.88×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Indian Premier League audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Indian Premier League audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Fantasy cricketSports4.03×
02Options strategiesBusiness & Career3.93×
03Big Bash LeagueSports3.92×
04STAR SportsMovies & TV3.80×
05SkypeInternet & Social Media3.42×
06Rajasthan RoyalsSports3.40×
07Royal Challengers BangaloreSports3.30×
08NDTVMovies & TV3.10×
09England cricket teamSports3.07×
10Kolkata Knight RidersSports3.04×
11Cricket World CupSports2.93×
12Chennai Super KingsSports2.90×
13ThiruvananthapuramTravel & Leisure2.43×
14North IndiaTravel & Leisure2.23×
15MalayalamPolitics & Society2.05×
16SariFashion & Accessoires1.97×
17Shalwar kameezFashion & Accessoires1.95×
18Tamil languagePolitics & Society1.86×
19Tamil cinemaMovies & TV1.85×
20India national cricket teamSports1.58×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Indian Premier League 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 Indian Premier League audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.00×
IndividualismJOY0.94×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.94×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Indian Premier League audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.58×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.66×
Social Media UsageJOY0.71×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Indian Premier League have in United Arab Emirates?

Indian Premier League has an estimated audience of 2,914,094 people in United Arab Emirates, concentrated in Dubai and Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

02

What is the gender split and age of Indian Premier League fans?

21.9% of Indian Premier League fans are female, 78.1% are male, with an average age of 34.2 years.

03

Which brands do Indian Premier League fans like most?

Indian Premier League fans show strongest brand affinity for Rajasthan Royals (3.4×), Chennai Super Kings (2.9×), and NDTV (3.1×) over the country average.

04

Where do Indian Premier League fans live in United Arab Emirates?

Indian Premier League fans in United Arab Emirates are most concentrated in Dubai (reach ~2M), Emirate of Abu Dhabi (reach ~1M), and Emirate of Sharjah (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Indian Premier League fans also like?

Beyond Indian Premier League itself, the audience over-indexes on Chennai Super Kings (2.9×), NDTV (3.1×), India national cricket team (1.58×), and Cricket World Cup (2.93×) 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 Indian Premier League. 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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