Rascasse Audience Intelligence

American football Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about American football in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. American football has an estimated audience of 10,029,688 people in United Kingdom.

The average American football fan in United Kingdom is 38.7 years old, more male, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Soccer, BBC Sport, Sporting Life (British newspaper), with strongest over-indexing on Soccer (1.58× the country average).

Demographically, the American football audience skews more male with an average age of 38.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Patriotism.

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

The typical American football fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 38.7 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Soccer.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

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 American football profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
10M
in United Kingdom
Gender
41.1%
58.9% male
Age
38.7
average years
Country rank
#503
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+32%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of American football fans

41.1% are female, 58.9% are male, average age 38.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

41.1%
Female
58.9%
Male
Demographic split for American football audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female41.1%
Male58.9%
Average age38.7
Estimated audience size10,029,688
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.7
average years
Age distribution of the American football audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1920%
20-2922%
30-3920%
40-4919%
50+20%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.9%

of the worldwide American football audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for American football
CountryShare
United States34.4%
Japan4.5%
Italy4.4%
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 American football audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

American football fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01England~7.5M1.33×
02North West~1.5M1.27×
03East Midlands~800K1.13×
04East of England~1M1.10×
05South West~900K1.09×
06South East~1.5M1.04×
07Greater London~1.5M1.00×
08Northern Ireland~300K0.96×
09Wales~500K0.92×
10Scotland~800K0.89×
11North East~300K0.88×
12Yorkshire and the Humber~600K0.77×
13West Midlands~300K0.73×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for American football audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Buffalo BillsSports2.85×
02Ligue 1Sports2.70×
03Jamie VardySports2.34×
04Marcus RashfordSports2.22×
05Crystal Palace F.C.Sports2.11×
06Sporting Life (British newspaper)Sports2.02×
07Nottingham ForestSports1.92×
08Match of the DayMovies & TV1.81×
09BoylesportsGames1.76×
10Ricky HattonSports1.66×
11BBC SportSports1.65×
12PGA ChampionshipSports1.65×
13Claudia WinklemanMovies & TV1.63×
14Young SheldonMovies & TV1.61×
15At the RacesSports1.59×
16SoccerSports1.58×
17Rugby unionSports1.57×
18Luke LittlerSports1.53×
19Georgie & Mandy's First MarriageMovies & TV1.52×
20Euro Car PartsCars & Mobility1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the American football 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 American football audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.06×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.05×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.97×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by American football audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.84×
CreativityOPEN0.85×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.86×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does American football have in United Kingdom?

American football has an estimated audience of 10,029,688 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of American football fans?

41.1% of American football fans are female, 58.9% are male, with an average age of 38.7 years.

03

Which brands do American football fans like most?

American football fans show strongest brand affinity for Soccer (1.58×), BBC Sport (1.65×), and Sporting Life (British newspaper) (2.02×) over the country average.

04

Where do American football fans live in United Kingdom?

American football fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~7.5M), South East (reach ~1.5M), and North West (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do American football fans also like?

Beyond American football itself, the audience over-indexes on BBC Sport (1.65×), Sporting Life (British newspaper) (2.02×), Rugby union (1.57×), and Nottingham Forest (1.92×) 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 American football. 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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