Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Subway Target Market in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Subway in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Subway has an estimated audience of 6,056,762 people in Canada.

The average Subway fan in Canada is 37.0 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Ontario.

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

Top brand affinities include Tim Horton, Arby's, Chick-fil-A, with strongest over-indexing on Tim Horton (3.1× the country average).

Demographically, the Subway audience skews balanced with an average age of 37.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Need for Security.

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

The typical Subway fan in Canada is balanced, around 37.0 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Tim Horton.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Brand · Subtype: Fast food restaurants

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 Subway profile in Canada.

Audience size
6.1M
in Canada
Gender
51.0%
49.0% male
Age
37.0
average years
Country rank
#354
Brand in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-2%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of Subway

51.0% are female, 49.0% are male, average age 37.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

51.0%
Female
49.0%
Male
Demographic split for Subway audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female51.0%
Male49.0%
Average age37.0
Estimated audience size6,056,762
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.0
average years
Age distribution of the Subway audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1922%
20-2923%
30-3922%
40-4919%
50+14%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.0%

of the worldwide Subway audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Subway
CountryShare
United States44.4%
Brazil6.0%
United Kingdom5.8%
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 Subway audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Subway customers by region in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Ontario~3M1.14×
02Quebec~1.5M1.11×
03New Brunswick~200K1.10×
04Alberta~800K1.09×
05Nova Scotia~200K1.06×
06Manitoba~200K1.01×
07Saskatchewan~200K0.99×
08British Columbia~900K0.97×
09Newfoundland and Labrador~80K0.84×
10Prince Edward Island~20K0.71×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Subway audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Arby'sFood & Beverages7.76×
02Olive GardenFood & Beverages5.25×
03SandwichFood & Beverages3.56×
04Chick-fil-AFood & Beverages3.22×
05Five GuysFood & Beverages3.14×
06Tim HortonSports3.10×
07Catherine O'HaraMovies & TV2.53×
08Domino's PizzaFood & Beverages2.19×
09DollaramaShopping2.06×
10KFCFood & Beverages2.05×
11Take-outFood & Beverages2.04×
12Google MapsInternet & Social Media2.03×
13Pizza HutFood & Beverages1.91×
14Loto-QuébecGames1.89×
15Burger KingFood & Beverages1.85×
16McDonald'sFood & Beverages1.77×
17EducationBusiness & Career1.75×
18Comedy moviesMovies & TV1.66×
19MontrealTravel & Leisure1.64×
20Pop musicMusic & Radio1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Subway 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 Subway audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.66×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.52×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.49×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Subway audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.76×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.81×
ExtroversionTHRILL0.93×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is Subway's target market in Canada?

Subway's target market in Canada covers an estimated 6,056,762 people, concentrated in Ontario and Quebec.

02

What is the gender split and age of Subway customers?

51.0% of the Subway audience are female, 49.0% are male, with an average age of 37.0 years.

03

Which brands do Subway fans like most?

Subway fans show strongest brand affinity for Tim Horton (3.1×), Arby's (7.76×), and Chick-fil-A (3.22×) over the country average.

04

Where do Subway fans live in Canada?

Subway fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~3M), Quebec (reach ~1.5M), and British Columbia (reach ~900K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Subway fans also like?

Beyond Subway itself, the audience over-indexes on Arby's (7.76×), Chick-fil-A (3.22×), Sandwich (3.56×), and Education (1.75×) 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 Subway. 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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