Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Humanities Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Humanities in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Humanities has an estimated audience of 3,909,145 people in Canada.

The average Humanities fan in Canada is 42.7 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Quebec.

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

Top brand affinities include The Weather Network, Real property, Radio, with strongest over-indexing on The Weather Network (1.66× the country average).

Demographically, the Humanities audience skews balanced with an average age of 42.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Individualism, Tradition.

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

The typical Humanities fan in Canada is balanced, around 42.7 years old, with strong Individualism tendencies and a notable affinity for The Weather Network.

Category: Politics & Society · Type: Topic · Subtype: Field of study

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 Humanities profile in Canada.

Audience size
3.9M
in Canada
Gender
50.2%
49.8% male
Age
42.7
average years
Country rank
#684
Topic in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-4%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Humanities fans

50.2% are female, 49.8% are male, average age 42.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

50.2%
Female
49.8%
Male
Demographic split for Humanities audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female50.2%
Male49.8%
Average age42.7
Estimated audience size3,909,145
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.7
average years
Age distribution of the Humanities audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2916%
30-3919%
40-4922%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.3%

of the worldwide Humanities audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Humanities
CountryShare
United States22.5%
Italy5.9%
Brazil5.2%
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 Humanities audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Humanities fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Quebec~2.5M2.79×
02Ontario~2M1.37×
03British Columbia~700K1.19×
04Alberta~500K1.04×
05Prince Edward Island~20K0.95×
06Newfoundland and Labrador~50K0.89×
07Saskatchewan~100K0.88×
08New Brunswick~80K0.86×
09Nova Scotia~100K0.84×
10Manitoba~100K0.83×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Humanities audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Charlie ChaplinMovies & TV2.82×
02National Geographic (magazine)Travel & Leisure2.11×
03Michelle PfeifferMovies & TV2.03×
04Non-alcoholic beverageFood & Beverages1.91×
05Detective fictionLiterature1.88×
06Keanu ReevesMovies & TV1.78×
07Minnesota WildSports1.75×
08Leonardo DiCaprioMovies & TV1.74×
09Tabloid (newspaper format)Literature1.70×
10Emily BluntMovies & TV1.67×
11The Weather NetworkMovies & TV1.66×
12MuseumArts & Culture1.62×
13Real propertyHome & Garden1.58×
14CappuccinoFood & Beverages1.58×
15RadioTechnology & Electronics1.57×
16ActivismPolitics & Society1.57×
17Bored PandaInternet & Social Media1.57×
18InnovationBusiness & Career1.56×
19Sustainable energyHome & Garden1.53×
20Contemporary artArts & Culture1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Humanities 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 Humanities audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY1.42×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.31×
Community OrientationOPEN1.29×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Humanities audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.77×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.77×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.84×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Humanities have in Canada?

Humanities has an estimated audience of 3,909,145 people in Canada, concentrated in Quebec and Ontario.

02

What is the gender split and age of Humanities fans?

50.2% of Humanities fans are female, 49.8% are male, with an average age of 42.7 years.

03

Which brands do Humanities fans like most?

Humanities fans show strongest brand affinity for The Weather Network (1.66×), Real property (1.58×), and Radio (1.57×) over the country average.

04

Where do Humanities fans live in Canada?

Humanities fans in Canada are most concentrated in Quebec (reach ~2.5M), Ontario (reach ~2M), and British Columbia (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Humanities fans also like?

Beyond Humanities itself, the audience over-indexes on Real property (1.58×), Radio (1.57×), Museum (1.62×), and Innovation (1.56×) 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 Humanities. 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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