Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Research Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Research in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Research has an estimated audience of 7,289,677 people in Canada.

The average Research fan in Canada is 42.5 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Ontario.

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

Top brand affinities include Innovation, Sustainable energy, Western Union, with strongest over-indexing on Innovation (1.75× the country average).

Demographically, the Research audience skews balanced with an average age of 42.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Tradition, Sustainability.

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

The typical Research fan in Canada is balanced, around 42.5 years old, with strong Tradition tendencies and a notable affinity for Innovation.

Category: Business & Career · 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 Research profile in Canada.

Audience size
7.3M
in Canada
Gender
53.9%
46.1% male
Age
42.5
average years
Country rank
#238
Topic in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+12%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Research fans

53.9% are female, 46.1% are male, average age 42.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

53.9%
Female
46.1%
Male
Demographic split for Research audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female53.9%
Male46.1%
Average age42.5
Estimated audience size7,289,677
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.5
average years
Age distribution of the Research audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2916%
30-3919%
40-4922%
50+28%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.4%

of the worldwide Research audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Research
CountryShare
United States22.7%
Italy4.7%
United Kingdom4.6%
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 Research audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Research fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Ontario~5M1.61×
02British Columbia~1.5M1.44×
03Alberta~900K1.04×
04Saskatchewan~200K1.02×
05Manitoba~300K1.01×
06Nova Scotia~200K1.00×
07New Brunswick~200K0.97×
08Prince Edward Island~30K0.89×
09Newfoundland and Labrador~90K0.81×
10Quebec~1.5M0.78×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Research audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01DiplomacyPolitics & Society2.43×
02Sustainable energyHome & Garden1.83×
03Elderly careHealth1.82×
04InnovationBusiness & Career1.75×
05IndividualismPolitics & Society1.72×
06Nobel Peace PrizePolitics & Society1.69×
07DuvetHome & Garden1.69×
08Non-alcoholic beverageFood & Beverages1.68×
09Urban agricultureBusiness & Career1.63×
10Diabetes mellitus type 2 awarenessHealth1.63×
11Data scienceBusiness & Career1.57×
12Albert EinsteinTechnology & Electronics1.56×
13McMaster UniversityBusiness & Career1.56×
14Western UnionBusiness & Career1.55×
15Charlie ChaplinMovies & TV1.55×
16Bored PandaInternet & Social Media1.54×
17FertilizerHome & Garden1.54×
18Baking powderFood & Beverages1.53×
19Tabloid (newspaper format)Literature1.52×
20Anthony HopkinsMovies & TV1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Research 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 Research audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.42×
SustainabilityBALANCE1.37×
Career OrientationPOWER1.33×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Research audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.80×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.90×
IndulgenceJOY0.93×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Research have in Canada?

Research has an estimated audience of 7,289,677 people in Canada, concentrated in Ontario and British Columbia.

02

What is the gender split and age of Research fans?

53.9% of Research fans are female, 46.1% are male, with an average age of 42.5 years.

03

Which brands do Research fans like most?

Research fans show strongest brand affinity for Innovation (1.75×), Sustainable energy (1.83×), and Western Union (1.55×) over the country average.

04

Where do Research fans live in Canada?

Research fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~5M), British Columbia (reach ~1.5M), and Quebec (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Research fans also like?

Beyond Research itself, the audience over-indexes on Sustainable energy (1.83×), Western Union (1.55×), Tabloid (newspaper format) (1.52×), and Non-alcoholic beverage (1.68×) 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 Research. 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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