Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Starbucks Target Market in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Starbucks in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Starbucks has an estimated audience of 6,555,052 people in Canada.

The average Starbucks fan in Canada is 36.5 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Ontario.

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

Top brand affinities include Burger King, Wendy's, Chipotle Mexican Grill, with strongest over-indexing on Burger King (3.37× the country average).

Demographically, the Starbucks audience skews more female with an average age of 36.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Individualism, Early Adopter Mentality.

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

The typical Starbucks fan in Canada is more female, around 36.5 years old, with strong Individualism tendencies and a notable affinity for Burger King.

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

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 Starbucks profile in Canada.

Audience size
6.6M
in Canada
Gender
60.3%
39.7% male
Age
36.5
average years
Country rank
#302
Brand in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-64%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of Starbucks

60.3% are female, 39.7% are male, average age 36.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

60.3%
Female
39.7%
Male
Demographic split for Starbucks audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female60.3%
Male39.7%
Average age36.5
Estimated audience size6,555,052
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.5
average years
Age distribution of the Starbucks audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1924%
20-2923%
30-3920%
40-4918%
50+15%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.9%

of the worldwide Starbucks audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Starbucks
CountryShare
United States27.9%
Japan8.9%
China6.1%
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 Starbucks audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Starbucks customers by region in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01British Columbia~2M1.81×
02Ontario~4M1.50×
03Alberta~1M1.32×
04Quebec~1.5M1.07×
05Saskatchewan~200K0.89×
06Manitoba~200K0.83×
07Nova Scotia~200K0.81×
08New Brunswick~100K0.80×
09Newfoundland and Labrador~50K0.53×
10Prince Edward Island~20K0.47×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Starbucks audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Chipotle Mexican GrillFood & Beverages4.10×
02The EconomistBusiness & Career3.40×
03Burger KingFood & Beverages3.37×
04Wendy'sFood & Beverages3.04×
05French friesFood & Beverages2.34×
06McDonald'sFood & Beverages2.18×
07Chick-fil-AFood & Beverages1.92×
08HamburgerFood & Beverages1.90×
09Metropolis at MetrotownTravel & Leisure1.88×
10AritziaFashion & Accessoires1.72×
11Starter homeHome & Garden1.72×
12WalmartShopping1.70×
13Dairy QueenFood & Beverages1.67×
14Save-On-FoodsFood & Beverages1.66×
15Cactus Club CafeFood & Beverages1.58×
16Real Canadian SuperstoreShopping1.56×
17Taco BellFood & Beverages1.56×
18Harvey'sFood & Beverages1.54×
19Domino's PizzaFood & Beverages1.52×
20Old NavyFashion & Accessoires1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Starbucks 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 Starbucks audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY1.58×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.29×
TravellingTHRILL1.25×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Starbucks audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.90×
Social Media UsageJOY0.92×
Urban LifestyleOPEN0.99×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is Starbucks's target market in Canada?

Starbucks's target market in Canada covers an estimated 6,555,052 people, concentrated in Ontario and British Columbia.

02

What is the gender split and age of Starbucks customers?

60.3% of the Starbucks audience are female, 39.7% are male, with an average age of 36.5 years.

03

Which brands do Starbucks fans like most?

Starbucks fans show strongest brand affinity for Burger King (3.37×), Wendy's (3.04×), and Chipotle Mexican Grill (4.1×) over the country average.

04

Where do Starbucks fans live in Canada?

Starbucks fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~4M), British Columbia (reach ~2M), and Quebec (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Starbucks fans also like?

Beyond Starbucks itself, the audience over-indexes on Wendy's (3.04×), Chipotle Mexican Grill (4.1×), McDonald's (2.18×), and Walmart (1.7×) 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 Starbucks. 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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