Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Airbnb Target Market in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Airbnb in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Airbnb has an estimated audience of 15,758,883 people in United Kingdom.

The average Airbnb fan in United Kingdom is 45.9 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, South East, North West.

Top brand affinities include Online marketplace, Holiday cottage, Vacation rental, with strongest over-indexing on Online marketplace (4.34× the country average).

Demographically, the Airbnb audience skews more female with an average age of 45.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Travelling, Sustainability.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Airbnb fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 45.9 years old, with strong Travelling tendencies and a notable affinity for Online marketplace.

Category: Travel & Leisure · Type: Brand · Subtype: Travel website

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 Airbnb profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
15.8M
in United Kingdom
Gender
60.8%
39.2% male
Age
45.9
average years
Country rank
#219
Brand in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

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

Customer demographics of Airbnb

60.8% are female, 39.2% are male, average age 45.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

60.8%
Female
39.2%
Male
Demographic split for Airbnb audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female60.8%
Male39.2%
Average age45.9
Estimated audience size15,758,883
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.9
average years
Age distribution of the Airbnb audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-197%
20-2915%
30-3918%
40-4923%
50+37%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.5%

of the worldwide Airbnb audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Airbnb
CountryShare
United States23.9%
United Kingdom5.5%
Italy5.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United Kingdom average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Airbnb audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Airbnb customers by region in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01South West~2M1.36×
02North West~2M1.20×
03East Midlands~1.5M1.14×
04South East~2.5M1.12×
05East of England~1.5M1.11×
06Northern Ireland~500K1.10×
07Wales~1M1.07×
08Greater London~2M0.96×
09Scotland~1.5M0.94×
10England~12M0.88×
11North East~400K0.73×
12Yorkshire and the Humber~900K0.71×
13West Midlands~500K0.67×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Airbnb audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Sharing economyBusiness & Career5.37×
02Online marketplaceInternet & Social Media4.34×
03Vacation rentalTravel & Leisure2.72×
04Hospitality serviceTravel & Leisure2.47×
05Holiday cottageTravel & Leisure2.31×
06J. D. WilliamsShopping2.11×
07The White CompanyLiterature2.03×
08CottageTravel & Leisure1.98×
09P&O CruisesTravel & Leisure1.98×
10TrivagoTravel & Leisure1.81×
11BaggageFashion & Accessoires1.75×
12Booking.comTravel & Leisure1.74×
13TripAdvisorTravel & Leisure1.72×
14StaycationHome & Garden1.72×
15LodgingTravel & Leisure1.66×
16Los AngelesTravel & Leisure1.65×
17Garden furnitureHome & Garden1.63×
18Property finderHome & Garden1.62×
19Rural areaTravel & Leisure1.62×
20Living roomHome & Garden1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Airbnb 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 Airbnb audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TravellingTHRILL1.48×
SustainabilityBALANCE1.27×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.24×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Airbnb audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.78×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.79×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.89×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is Airbnb's target market in United Kingdom?

Airbnb's target market in United Kingdom covers an estimated 15,758,883 people, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Airbnb customers?

60.8% of the Airbnb audience are female, 39.2% are male, with an average age of 45.9 years.

03

Which brands do Airbnb fans like most?

Airbnb fans show strongest brand affinity for Online marketplace (4.34×), Holiday cottage (2.31×), and Vacation rental (2.72×) over the country average.

04

Where do Airbnb fans live in United Kingdom?

Airbnb fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~12M), South East (reach ~2.5M), and North West (reach ~2M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Airbnb fans also like?

Beyond Airbnb itself, the audience over-indexes on Holiday cottage (2.31×), Vacation rental (2.72×), Sharing economy (5.37×), and TripAdvisor (1.72×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom who actively search for Airbnb. 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 United Kingdom. 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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