Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Japanese cuisine Audience in United Arab Emirates

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Japanese cuisine in United Arab Emirates — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Japanese cuisine has an estimated audience of 1,477,241 people in United Arab Emirates.

#4among Cuisine in United Arab Emirates
#399among Topic in United Arab Emirates
#60in Food & Beverages

The average Japanese cuisine fan in United Arab Emirates is 36.2 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 Pizza, Online poker, Fast casual restaurants, with strongest over-indexing on Pizza (1.9× the country average).

Demographically, the Japanese cuisine audience skews more male with an average age of 36.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Convenience Orientation.

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

The typical Japanese cuisine fan in United Arab Emirates is more male, around 36.2 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Pizza.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic · Subtype: Cuisine

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 Japanese cuisine profile in United Arab Emirates.

Audience size
1.5M
in United Arab Emirates
Gender
38.6%
61.4% male
Age
36.2
average years
Country rank
#548
Topic in United Arab Emirates
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-34%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Japanese cuisine fans

38.6% are female, 61.4% are male, average age 36.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

38.6%
Female
61.4%
Male
Demographic split for Japanese cuisine audience in United Arab Emirates
MetricValue
Female38.6%
Male61.4%
Average age36.2
Estimated audience size1,477,241
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.2
average years
Age distribution of the Japanese cuisine audience in United Arab Emirates
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2934%
30-3930%
40-4916%
50+7%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.8%

of the worldwide Japanese cuisine audience comes from United Arab Emirates.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Japanese cuisine
CountryShare
China14.1%
Japan13.1%
United States9.3%
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 Japanese cuisine audience in United Arab Emirates is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Japanese cuisine fans by region: top regions in United Arab Emirates
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Dubai~1M1.10×
02Fujairah~40K1.08×
03Ras Al Khaimah~80K1.00×
04Emirate of Ajman~100K0.96×
05Emirate of Sharjah~300K0.91×
06Emirate of Abu Dhabi~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 Japanese cuisine audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Japanese cuisine audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Non-alcoholic beverageFood & Beverages2.02×
02TokyoTravel & Leisure2.01×
03Casino gamesGames2.00×
04SalmonFood & Beverages1.92×
05Online pokerGames1.91×
06PizzaFood & Beverages1.90×
07ShrimpFood & Beverages1.90×
08VegetarianismFood & Beverages1.88×
09SaladFood & Beverages1.78×
10Star CinemaMovies & TV1.75×
11Nail artBeauty & Wellness1.67×
12SushiFood & Beverages1.66×
13Korean dramaMovies & TV1.64×
14ReptilesPets & Animals1.64×
15MangaLiterature1.63×
16SubwayFood & Beverages1.60×
17PastaFood & Beverages1.58×
18Fast casual restaurantsFood & Beverages1.55×
19Birthday cakeFood & Beverages1.52×
20SteakFood & Beverages1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Japanese cuisine 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 Japanese cuisine audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.41×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.41×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.30×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Japanese cuisine audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE0.75×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.78×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.87×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Japanese cuisine have in United Arab Emirates?

Japanese cuisine has an estimated audience of 1,477,241 people in United Arab Emirates, concentrated in Dubai and Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

02

What is the gender split and age of Japanese cuisine fans?

38.6% of Japanese cuisine fans are female, 61.4% are male, with an average age of 36.2 years.

03

Which brands do Japanese cuisine fans like most?

Japanese cuisine fans show strongest brand affinity for Pizza (1.9×), Online poker (1.91×), and Fast casual restaurants (1.55×) over the country average.

04

Where do Japanese cuisine fans live in United Arab Emirates?

Japanese cuisine fans in United Arab Emirates are most concentrated in Dubai (reach ~1M), Emirate of Abu Dhabi (reach ~600K), and Emirate of Sharjah (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Japanese cuisine fans also like?

Beyond Japanese cuisine itself, the audience over-indexes on Online poker (1.91×), Fast casual restaurants (1.55×), Casino games (2.0×), and Shrimp (1.9×) compared to the United Arab Emirates average.

Appendix

Explore more audiences

Related profiles, rankings and the same audience in other markets.

How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Arab Emirates who actively search for Japanese cuisine. 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.

Scale & coverage
500,000+ ready-to-use audiences across 200+ countries

From global mass-market brands to niche local segments — explore the full library and see which intelligence layers are included.

See pricing →