Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Dairy Queen Target Market in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Dairy Queen in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Dairy Queen has an estimated audience of 3,845,782 people in Canada.

The average Dairy Queen fan in Canada is 36.3 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Ontario.

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

Top brand affinities include Tim Horton, Baskin-Robbins, Toronto Blue Jays, with strongest over-indexing on Tim Horton (2.26× the country average).

Demographically, the Dairy Queen audience skews more female with an average age of 36.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Individualism, Convenience Orientation.

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

The typical Dairy Queen fan in Canada is more female, around 36.3 years old, with strong Individualism tendencies and a notable affinity for Tim Horton.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Brand · Subtype: Restaurants

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 Dairy Queen profile in Canada.

Audience size
3.8M
in Canada
Gender
61.2%
38.8% male
Age
36.3
average years
Country rank
#699
Brand in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-14%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of Dairy Queen

61.2% are female, 38.8% are male, average age 36.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

61.2%
Female
38.8%
Male
Demographic split for Dairy Queen audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female61.2%
Male38.8%
Average age36.3
Estimated audience size3,845,782
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.3
average years
Age distribution of the Dairy Queen audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1923%
20-2923%
30-3922%
40-4922%
50+10%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

11.5%

of the worldwide Dairy Queen audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Dairy Queen
CountryShare
United States73.3%
Canada11.5%
Mexico5.6%
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 Dairy Queen audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Dairy Queen customers by region in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Alberta~600K1.30×
02Ontario~2M1.18×
03Saskatchewan~100K1.15×
04British Columbia~600K1.09×
05Manitoba~200K1.06×
06Nova Scotia~100K1.05×
07Newfoundland and Labrador~60K1.05×
08New Brunswick~90K1.02×
09Quebec~600K0.65×
10Prince Edward Island~10K0.50×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Dairy Queen audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Baskin-RobbinsFood & Beverages10.09×
02Panda ExpressFood & Beverages8.61×
03Urban DictionaryInternet & Social Media7.81×
04Arby'sFood & Beverages5.89×
05Krispy KremeFood & Beverages4.36×
06Harvey'sFood & Beverages3.50×
07Chick-fil-AFood & Beverages3.14×
08Popeyes Louisiana KitchenFood & Beverages2.73×
09SubwayFood & Beverages2.56×
10Wendy'sFood & Beverages2.47×
11Tim HortonSports2.26×
12Pizza PizzaFood & Beverages2.18×
13Boston PizzaFood & Beverages2.13×
14KFCFood & Beverages2.11×
15McDonald'sFood & Beverages2.03×
16Domino's PizzaFood & Beverages2.02×
17StarbucksFood & Beverages1.94×
18SportsnetSports1.71×
19Toronto Blue JaysSports1.66×
20Toronto Maple LeafsSports1.58×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Dairy Queen 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 Dairy Queen audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY1.67×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.48×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.40×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Dairy Queen audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.72×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.84×
TravellingTHRILL0.93×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is Dairy Queen's target market in Canada?

Dairy Queen's target market in Canada covers an estimated 3,845,782 people, concentrated in Ontario and British Columbia.

02

What is the gender split and age of Dairy Queen customers?

61.2% of the Dairy Queen audience are female, 38.8% are male, with an average age of 36.3 years.

03

Which brands do Dairy Queen fans like most?

Dairy Queen fans show strongest brand affinity for Tim Horton (2.26×), Baskin-Robbins (10.09×), and Toronto Blue Jays (1.66×) over the country average.

04

Where do Dairy Queen fans live in Canada?

Dairy Queen fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~2M), British Columbia (reach ~600K), and Alberta (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Dairy Queen fans also like?

Beyond Dairy Queen itself, the audience over-indexes on Baskin-Robbins (10.09×), Toronto Blue Jays (1.66×), Urban Dictionary (7.81×), and Subway (2.56×) 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 Dairy Queen. 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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