Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Thought Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Thought in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Thought has an estimated audience of 3,770,780 people in Canada.

The average Thought fan in Canada is 39.0 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Ontario.

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

Top brand affinities include Real property, Tradition, Western Union, with strongest over-indexing on Real property (1.5× the country average).

Demographically, the Thought audience skews more female with an average age of 39.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Tradition, Individualism.

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

The typical Thought fan in Canada is more female, around 39.0 years old, with strong Tradition tendencies and a notable affinity for Real property.

Category: Politics & Society · 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 Thought profile in Canada.

Audience size
3.8M
in Canada
Gender
62.0%
38.0% male
Age
39.0
average years
Country rank
#720
Topic in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-9%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Thought fans

62.0% are female, 38.0% are male, average age 39.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

62.0%
Female
38.0%
Male
Demographic split for Thought audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female62.0%
Male38.0%
Average age39.0
Estimated audience size3,770,780
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.0
average years
Age distribution of the Thought audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1923%
20-2917%
30-3918%
40-4921%
50+21%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.3%

of the worldwide Thought audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Thought
CountryShare
United States27.8%
Italy5.2%
United Kingdom4.5%
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 Thought audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Thought fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Quebec~1M1.35×
02Ontario~2M1.30×
03British Columbia~700K1.17×
04New Brunswick~90K1.07×
05Alberta~500K1.06×
06Manitoba~100K1.04×
07Prince Edward Island~20K1.04×
08Saskatchewan~100K0.94×
09Nova Scotia~100K0.86×
10Newfoundland and Labrador~50K0.79×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Thought audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01DuvetHome & Garden2.07×
02Bored PandaInternet & Social Media1.97×
03IndividualismPolitics & Society1.86×
04Non-alcoholic beverageFood & Beverages1.72×
05Traditional medicineHealth1.69×
06Britney SpearsMusic & Radio1.68×
07Julia RobertsMovies & TV1.68×
08BlanketHome & Garden1.65×
09Mineral waterFood & Beverages1.64×
10Bryan CranstonMovies & TV1.64×
11Western UnionBusiness & Career1.60×
12TraditionPolitics & Society1.59×
13Amazon KindleLiterature1.57×
14FanaticsFashion & Accessoires1.57×
15FertilizerHome & Garden1.55×
16Tom HardyMovies & TV1.55×
17Dolly PartonMusic & Radio1.54×
18Salma HayekMovies & TV1.54×
19Meryl StreepMovies & TV1.53×
20Real propertyHome & Garden1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Thought 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 Thought audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.59×
IndividualismJOY1.40×
Career OrientationPOWER1.22×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Thought audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.66×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.69×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.81×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Thought have in Canada?

Thought has an estimated audience of 3,770,780 people in Canada, concentrated in Ontario and Quebec.

02

What is the gender split and age of Thought fans?

62.0% of Thought fans are female, 38.0% are male, with an average age of 39.0 years.

03

Which brands do Thought fans like most?

Thought fans show strongest brand affinity for Real property (1.5×), Tradition (1.59×), and Western Union (1.6×) over the country average.

04

Where do Thought fans live in Canada?

Thought fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~2M), Quebec (reach ~1M), and British Columbia (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Thought fans also like?

Beyond Thought itself, the audience over-indexes on Tradition (1.59×), Western Union (1.6×), Britney Spears (1.68×), and Bored Panda (1.97×) 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 Thought. 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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