Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Metal Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Metal in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Metal has an estimated audience of 4,431,625 people in Canada.

The average Metal fan in Canada is 40.7 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Ontario.

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

Top brand affinities include Innovation, Sustainable energy, Solar energy, with strongest over-indexing on Innovation (1.65× the country average).

Demographically, the Metal audience skews more male with an average age of 40.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Individualism, Quality Awareness.

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

The typical Metal fan in Canada is more male, around 40.7 years old, with strong Individualism tendencies and a notable affinity for Innovation.

Category: Music & Radio · 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 Metal profile in Canada.

Audience size
4.4M
in Canada
Gender
38.0%
62.0% male
Age
40.7
average years
Country rank
#572
Topic in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+6%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Metal fans

38.0% are female, 62.0% are male, average age 40.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

38.0%
Female
62.0%
Male
Demographic split for Metal audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female38.0%
Male62.0%
Average age40.7
Estimated audience size4,431,625
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.7
average years
Age distribution of the Metal audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1917%
20-2918%
30-3920%
40-4922%
50+24%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.8%

of the worldwide Metal audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Metal
CountryShare
United States24.9%
United Kingdom5.5%
Italy4.6%
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 Metal audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Metal fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Quebec~1.5M1.60×
02Ontario~2.5M1.23×
03Manitoba~200K1.13×
04British Columbia~700K1.09×
05Alberta~600K1.09×
06Nova Scotia~100K1.07×
07Saskatchewan~100K1.06×
08New Brunswick~100K0.94×
09Newfoundland and Labrador~50K0.76×
10Prince Edward Island~20K0.72×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Metal audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Black SabbathMusic & Radio3.43×
023D printingTechnology & Electronics2.21×
03Chopper (motorcycle)Cars & Mobility2.15×
04Sandra BullockMovies & TV2.03×
05Sustainable energyHome & Garden1.94×
06Ozzy OsbourneMusic & Radio1.92×
07Solar energyHome & Garden1.81×
08Air pollutionHealth1.77×
09Automobile repair shopCars & Mobility1.74×
10Non-alcoholic beverageFood & Beverages1.72×
11Keanu ReevesMovies & TV1.71×
12NASCARSports1.71×
13InnovationBusiness & Career1.65×
14Tabloid (newspaper format)Literature1.63×
15Lawn mowerHome & Garden1.58×
16PersonalisationHome & Garden1.57×
17HypermarketShopping1.55×
18Renewable energyBusiness & Career1.54×
19Harley-DavidsonCars & Mobility1.53×
20Virtual realityTechnology & Electronics1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Metal 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 Metal audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY1.34×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.26×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.23×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Metal audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE0.77×
TravellingTHRILL0.83×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.85×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Metal have in Canada?

Metal has an estimated audience of 4,431,625 people in Canada, concentrated in Ontario and Quebec.

02

What is the gender split and age of Metal fans?

38.0% of Metal fans are female, 62.0% are male, with an average age of 40.7 years.

03

Which brands do Metal fans like most?

Metal fans show strongest brand affinity for Innovation (1.65×), Sustainable energy (1.94×), and Solar energy (1.81×) over the country average.

04

Where do Metal fans live in Canada?

Metal fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~2.5M), Quebec (reach ~1.5M), and British Columbia (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Metal fans also like?

Beyond Metal itself, the audience over-indexes on Sustainable energy (1.94×), Solar energy (1.81×), 3D printing (2.21×), and Tabloid (newspaper format) (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 Metal. 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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