Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Local food Audience in United Arab Emirates

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Local food in United Arab Emirates — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Local food has an estimated audience of 1,689,419 people in United Arab Emirates.

#327among Topic in United Arab Emirates
#48in Food & Beverages

The average Local food fan in United Arab Emirates is 36.4 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 TikTok, Spanish cuisine, Sunday Brunch, with strongest over-indexing on TikTok (1.89× the country average).

Demographically, the Local food audience skews more male with an average age of 36.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, Patriotism.

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

The typical Local food fan in United Arab Emirates is more male, around 36.4 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for TikTok.

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 Local food profile in United Arab Emirates.

Audience size
1.7M
in United Arab Emirates
Gender
34.6%
65.4% male
Age
36.4
average years
Country rank
#450
Topic in United Arab Emirates
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-55%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Local food fans

34.6% are female, 65.4% are male, average age 36.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

34.6%
Female
65.4%
Male
Demographic split for Local food audience in United Arab Emirates
MetricValue
Female34.6%
Male65.4%
Average age36.4
Estimated audience size1,689,419
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.4
average years
Age distribution of the Local food audience in United Arab Emirates
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2933%
30-3931%
40-4916%
50+7%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.8%

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

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Local food
CountryShare
United States18.0%
Japan9.7%
Italy5.7%
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 Local food audience in United Arab Emirates is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Local food fans by region: top regions in United Arab Emirates
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Fujairah~50K1.15×
02Ras Al Khaimah~90K1.04×
03Emirate of Ajman~200K0.98×
04Emirate of Sharjah~300K0.91×
05Emirate of Abu Dhabi~600K0.86×
06Dubai~900K0.75×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Local food audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Spanish cuisineFood & Beverages4.55×
02Sunday BrunchKids & Family4.54×
03Mediterranean cuisineFood & Beverages4.01×
04CookbookFood & Beverages3.75×
05FoodserviceFood & Beverages3.57×
06Latin American cuisineFood & Beverages3.47×
07Muscle & FitnessSports3.37×
08German cuisineFood & Beverages3.17×
09Greek cuisineFood & Beverages3.15×
10Chocolate cakeFood & Beverages3.07×
11Natural skin careBeauty & Wellness2.59×
12Party dressFashion & Accessoires2.55×
13Designer clothingFashion & Accessoires2.38×
14SnapchatInternet & Social Media2.34×
15DinersFood & Beverages2.25×
16Italian cuisineFood & Beverages2.15×
17JuiceFood & Beverages1.99×
18Property finderHome & Garden1.95×
19TikTokInternet & Social Media1.89×
20FoodieFood & Beverages1.72×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Local 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 Local food audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY0.79×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.76×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Local food audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.76×
Social Media UsageJOY0.79×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

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

Local food has an estimated audience of 1,689,419 people in United Arab Emirates, concentrated in Dubai and Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

02

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

34.6% of Local food fans are female, 65.4% are male, with an average age of 36.4 years.

03

Which brands do Local food fans like most?

Local food fans show strongest brand affinity for TikTok (1.89×), Spanish cuisine (4.55×), and Sunday Brunch (4.54×) over the country average.

04

Where do Local food fans live in United Arab Emirates?

Local food fans in United Arab Emirates are most concentrated in Dubai (reach ~900K), 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 Local food fans also like?

Beyond Local food itself, the audience over-indexes on Spanish cuisine (4.55×), Sunday Brunch (4.54×), Mediterranean cuisine (4.01×), and Cookbook (3.75×) 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 Local 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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