Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Dating Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Dating in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Dating has an estimated audience of 3,686,979 people in Canada.

The average Dating fan in Canada is 36.2 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Ontario.

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

Top brand affinities include Online dating service, DIY & Craft Ideas, Online shopping malls, with strongest over-indexing on Online dating service (2.13× the country average).

Demographically, the Dating audience skews balanced with an average age of 36.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Travelling.

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

The typical Dating fan in Canada is balanced, around 36.2 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Online dating service.

Category: Kids & Family · 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 Dating profile in Canada.

Audience size
3.7M
in Canada
Gender
49.7%
50.3% male
Age
36.2
average years
Country rank
#754
Topic in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+61%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Dating fans

49.7% are female, 50.3% are male, average age 36.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

49.7%
Female
50.3%
Male
Demographic split for Dating audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female49.7%
Male50.3%
Average age36.2
Estimated audience size3,686,979
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.2
average years
Age distribution of the Dating audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1931%
20-2918%
30-3917%
40-4919%
50+16%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.1%

of the worldwide Dating audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Dating
CountryShare
United States22.7%
Japan6.5%
China4.3%
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 Dating audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Dating fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Ontario~2.5M1.49×
02British Columbia~700K1.29×
03Alberta~600K1.27×
04Saskatchewan~100K1.04×
05Manitoba~100K0.96×
06Quebec~800K0.93×
07New Brunswick~80K0.93×
08Prince Edward Island~20K0.90×
09Nova Scotia~100K0.89×
10Newfoundland and Labrador~50K0.86×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Dating audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01MatchmakingKids & Family2.61×
02Match.comInternet & Social Media2.41×
03ZooskInternet & Social Media2.39×
04Single personKids & Family2.21×
05Online dating serviceInternet & Social Media2.13×
06FlirtingKids & Family1.87×
07Online shopping mallsShopping1.85×
08DIY & Craft IdeasHome & Garden1.78×
09CourtshipBusiness & Career1.77×
10IZotopeTechnology & Electronics1.61×
11Diy Craft ProjectsHome & Garden1.58×
12Cole SprouseMovies & TV1.57×
13Psychic readingPolitics & Society1.56×
14HingeInternet & Social Media1.53×
15BoyfriendKids & Family1.52×
16Young LivingBeauty & Wellness1.52×
17TinderInternet & Social Media1.51×
18Gel nailsBeauty & Wellness1.51×
19Gay barPolitics & Society1.51×
20BTSMusic & Radio1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Dating 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 Dating audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.32×
TravellingTHRILL1.09×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.09×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Dating audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER0.89×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.89×
Social Media UsageJOY0.90×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Dating have in Canada?

Dating has an estimated audience of 3,686,979 people in Canada, concentrated in Ontario and Quebec.

02

What is the gender split and age of Dating fans?

49.7% of Dating fans are female, 50.3% are male, with an average age of 36.2 years.

03

Which brands do Dating fans like most?

Dating fans show strongest brand affinity for Online dating service (2.13×), DIY & Craft Ideas (1.78×), and Online shopping malls (1.85×) over the country average.

04

Where do Dating fans live in Canada?

Dating fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~2.5M), Quebec (reach ~800K), and British Columbia (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Dating fans also like?

Beyond Dating itself, the audience over-indexes on DIY & Craft Ideas (1.78×), Online shopping malls (1.85×), BTS (1.5×), and Tinder (1.51×) 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 Dating. 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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