Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Anime and manga fandom Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Anime and manga fandom in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Anime and manga fandom has an estimated audience of 4,140,586 people in United Kingdom.

The average Anime and manga fandom fan in United Kingdom is 32.4 years old, more male, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Anime convention, Dragon Ball Z, Anime & Cosplay, with strongest over-indexing on Anime convention (17.11× the country average).

Demographically, the Anime and manga fandom audience skews more male with an average age of 32.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Mindfulness, Extroversion.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 12 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Anime and manga fandom fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 32.4 years old, with strong Mindfulness tendencies and a notable affinity for Anime convention.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Literary genre

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 Anime and manga fandom profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
4.1M
in United Kingdom
Gender
43.1%
56.9% male
Age
32.4
average years
Country rank
#1701
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-11%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Anime and manga fandom fans

43.1% are female, 56.9% are male, average age 32.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

43.1%
Female
56.9%
Male
Demographic split for Anime and manga fandom audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female43.1%
Male56.9%
Average age32.4
Estimated audience size4,140,586
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 32.4
average years
Age distribution of the Anime and manga fandom audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1934%
20-2927%
30-3917%
40-4912%
50+9%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.9%

of the worldwide Anime and manga fandom audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Anime and manga fandom
CountryShare
United States18.7%
China18.5%
Japan16.5%
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 Anime and manga fandom audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Anime and manga fandom fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01South West~400K1.12×
02East Midlands~300K1.11×
03East of England~400K1.07×
04Northern Ireland~100K1.05×
05North East~200K1.02×
06South East~600K1.01×
07North West~400K1.01×
08Scotland~400K0.98×
09Yorkshire and the Humber~300K0.94×
10West Midlands~200K0.90×
11Greater London~400K0.83×
12England~3M0.74×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Anime and manga fandom audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Dragon Ball (anime)Movies & TV23.45×
02Hunter × HunterLiterature19.32×
03Dragon Ball ZMovies & TV17.58×
04Anime conventionLiterature17.11×
05My Hero AcademiaLiterature15.38×
06Anime & CosplayFashion & Accessoires15.37×
07Shōnen mangaLiterature13.24×
08OtakuLiterature12.37×
09NarutoLiterature11.91×
10Japanese popular cultureTravel & Leisure11.21×
11CrunchyrollGames10.74×
12CosplayGames7.84×
13One PieceMovies & TV7.83×
14Pokémon (video game series)Games7.30×
15KPop Demon HuntersMovies & TV5.88×
16PokémonGames5.79×
17MangaLiterature5.53×
18SupermanMovies & TV4.06×
19Mobile gameGames3.38×
20TikTokInternet & Social Media2.55×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Anime and manga fandom 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 Anime and manga fandom audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE1.59×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.55×
Pet OwnershipJOY1.33×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Anime and manga fandom audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.39×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.48×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.50×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Anime and manga fandom have in United Kingdom?

Anime and manga fandom has an estimated audience of 4,140,586 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Anime and manga fandom fans?

43.1% of Anime and manga fandom fans are female, 56.9% are male, with an average age of 32.4 years.

03

Which brands do Anime and manga fandom fans like most?

Anime and manga fandom fans show strongest brand affinity for Anime convention (17.11×), Dragon Ball Z (17.58×), and Anime & Cosplay (15.37×) over the country average.

04

Where do Anime and manga fandom fans live in United Kingdom?

Anime and manga fandom fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~3M), South East (reach ~600K), and North West (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Anime and manga fandom fans also like?

Beyond Anime and manga fandom itself, the audience over-indexes on Dragon Ball Z (17.58×), Anime & Cosplay (15.37×), Otaku (12.37×), and Hunter × Hunter (19.32×) 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 Anime and manga fandom. 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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