Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Barbecue Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Barbecue in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Barbecue has an estimated audience of 8,015,569 people in Canada.

The average Barbecue fan in Canada is 43.6 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Quebec.

The audience is concentrated in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia.

Top brand affinities include Tim Horton, PlayNow.com, Google Maps, with strongest over-indexing on Tim Horton (1.76× the country average).

Demographically, the Barbecue audience skews balanced with an average age of 43.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Urban Lifestyle, Early Adopter Mentality.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 10 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Barbecue fan in Canada is balanced, around 43.6 years old, with strong Urban Lifestyle tendencies and a notable affinity for Tim Horton.

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 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Barbecue profile in Canada.

Audience size
8M
in Canada
Gender
51.9%
48.1% male
Age
43.6
average years
Country rank
#187
Topic in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-10%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Barbecue fans

51.9% are female, 48.1% are male, average age 43.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

51.9%
Female
48.1%
Male
Demographic split for Barbecue audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female51.9%
Male48.1%
Average age43.6
Estimated audience size8,015,569
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.6
average years
Age distribution of the Barbecue audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2916%
30-3921%
40-4924%
50+29%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.5%

of the worldwide Barbecue audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Barbecue
CountryShare
United States21.3%
Japan5.6%
Brazil5.3%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Canada average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Barbecue audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Barbecue fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Quebec~6M3.16×
02Ontario~3.5M0.97×
03New Brunswick~200K0.92×
04Alberta~800K0.82×
05British Columbia~1M0.81×
06Nova Scotia~200K0.81×
07Prince Edward Island~30K0.77×
08Newfoundland and Labrador~90K0.70×
09Saskatchewan~200K0.69×
10Manitoba~200K0.68×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Barbecue audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Firehouse SubsFood & Beverages2.19×
02The UPS StoreShopping2.13×
03PlayNow.comGames1.96×
04RexallShopping1.95×
05Metropolis at MetrotownTravel & Leisure1.91×
06Chipotle Mexican GrillFood & Beverages1.83×
07Google MapsInternet & Social Media1.82×
08Five GuysFood & Beverages1.81×
09Tim HortonSports1.76×
10Chick-fil-AFood & Beverages1.72×
11Starter homeHome & Garden1.71×
12Office 365Technology & Electronics1.69×
13Burger KingFood & Beverages1.63×
14Dollar TreeShopping1.58×
15Wendy'sFood & Beverages1.56×
16Home repairHome & Garden1.53×
17Mortgage calculatorHome & Garden1.53×
18Catherine O'HaraMovies & TV1.52×
19DollaramaShopping1.50×
20Yahoo! FinanceBusiness & Career1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Barbecue 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 Barbecue audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Urban LifestyleOPEN2.18×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER2.08×
Career OrientationPOWER2.05×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Barbecue audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.72×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.89×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.90×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Barbecue have in Canada?

Barbecue has an estimated audience of 8,015,569 people in Canada, concentrated in Quebec and Ontario.

02

What is the gender split and age of Barbecue fans?

51.9% of Barbecue fans are female, 48.1% are male, with an average age of 43.6 years.

03

Which brands do Barbecue fans like most?

Barbecue fans show strongest brand affinity for Tim Horton (1.76×), PlayNow.com (1.96×), and Google Maps (1.82×) over the country average.

04

Where do Barbecue fans live in Canada?

Barbecue fans in Canada are most concentrated in Quebec (reach ~6M), Ontario (reach ~3.5M), and British Columbia (reach ~1M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Barbecue fans also like?

Beyond Barbecue itself, the audience over-indexes on PlayNow.com (1.96×), Google Maps (1.82×), Wendy's (1.56×), and Burger King (1.63×) compared to the Canada average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Canada who actively search for Barbecue. 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 Canada. 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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