Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Popular music Audience in United Arab Emirates

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Popular music in United Arab Emirates — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Popular music has an estimated audience of 2,191,438 people in United Arab Emirates.

#4among Musical genre in United Arab Emirates
#221among Topic in United Arab Emirates
#10in Music & Radio

The average Popular music fan in United Arab Emirates is 33.9 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 Bahrain, Scarf, Louvre Abu Dhabi, with strongest over-indexing on Bahrain (1.88× the country average).

Demographically, the Popular music audience skews more male with an average age of 33.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Risk Appetite.

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

The typical Popular music fan in United Arab Emirates is more male, around 33.9 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Bahrain.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Topic · Subtype: Musical genre

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 Popular music profile in United Arab Emirates.

Audience size
2.2M
in United Arab Emirates
Gender
37.0%
63.0% male
Age
33.9
average years
Country rank
#302
Topic in United Arab Emirates
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-28%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Popular music fans

37.0% are female, 63.0% are male, average age 33.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

37.0%
Female
63.0%
Male
Demographic split for Popular music audience in United Arab Emirates
MetricValue
Female37.0%
Male63.0%
Average age33.9
Estimated audience size2,191,438
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 33.9
average years
Age distribution of the Popular music audience in United Arab Emirates
Age bracketShare%
16-1919%
20-2938%
30-3926%
40-4913%
50+6%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.6%

of the worldwide Popular music audience comes from United Arab Emirates.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Popular music
CountryShare
United States20.9%
Japan6.5%
China6.1%
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 Popular music audience in United Arab Emirates is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Popular music fans by region: top regions in United Arab Emirates
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Ras Al Khaimah~100K1.06×
02Fujairah~60K1.06×
03Emirate of Abu Dhabi~900K0.96×
04Emirate of Ajman~200K0.95×
05Emirate of Sharjah~400K0.90×
06Dubai~1.5M0.89×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Popular music audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01DecorationHome & Garden2.96×
02ScarfFashion & Accessoires2.71×
03Gift cardShopping2.26×
04Chocolate cakeFood & Beverages2.24×
05CandyFood & Beverages2.20×
06PedicureBeauty & Wellness2.19×
07CheesecakeFood & Beverages2.13×
08Al Nassr FCSports2.08×
09Ice creamFood & Beverages1.98×
10BeirutTravel & Leisure1.96×
11BahrainTravel & Leisure1.88×
12CairoTravel & Leisure1.78×
13AlgeriaTravel & Leisure1.75×
14CheeseFood & Beverages1.71×
15Musical instrumentMusic & Radio1.67×
16PastryFood & Beverages1.66×
17SandwichFood & Beverages1.61×
18Louvre Abu DhabiArts & Culture1.60×
19MoroccoTravel & Leisure1.58×
20Yas IslandTravel & Leisure1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Popular music 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 Popular music audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.12×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.09×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.07×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Popular music audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.80×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.89×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.91×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Popular music have in United Arab Emirates?

Popular music has an estimated audience of 2,191,438 people in United Arab Emirates, concentrated in Dubai and Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

02

What is the gender split and age of Popular music fans?

37.0% of Popular music fans are female, 63.0% are male, with an average age of 33.9 years.

03

Which brands do Popular music fans like most?

Popular music fans show strongest brand affinity for Bahrain (1.88×), Scarf (2.71×), and Louvre Abu Dhabi (1.6×) over the country average.

04

Where do Popular music fans live in United Arab Emirates?

Popular music fans in United Arab Emirates are most concentrated in Dubai (reach ~1.5M), Emirate of Abu Dhabi (reach ~900K), and Emirate of Sharjah (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Popular music fans also like?

Beyond Popular music itself, the audience over-indexes on Scarf (2.71×), Louvre Abu Dhabi (1.6×), Candy (2.2×), and Cheese (1.71×) 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 Popular music. 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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