Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Audiobook Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Audiobook in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Audiobook has an estimated audience of 4,714,904 people in United Kingdom.

The average Audiobook fan in United Kingdom is 46.1 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Audible.com, Android (operating system), Waterstones, with strongest over-indexing on Audible.com (7.74× the country average).

Demographically, the Audiobook audience skews more female with an average age of 46.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Sustainability.

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

The typical Audiobook fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 46.1 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Audible.com.

Category: Literature · 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 Audiobook profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
4.7M
in United Kingdom
Gender
60.2%
39.8% male
Age
46.1
average years
Country rank
#1434
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+7%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Audiobook fans

60.2% are female, 39.8% are male, average age 46.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

60.2%
Female
39.8%
Male
Demographic split for Audiobook audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female60.2%
Male39.8%
Average age46.1
Estimated audience size4,714,904
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 46.1
average years
Age distribution of the Audiobook audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-198%
20-2913%
30-3917%
40-4923%
50+38%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

8.4%

of the worldwide Audiobook audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Audiobook
CountryShare
United States31.7%
United Kingdom8.4%
Germany7.6%
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 Audiobook audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Audiobook fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01South West~500K1.25×
02North West~600K1.19×
03East Midlands~400K1.15×
04East of England~500K1.12×
05Scotland~500K1.12×
06South East~700K1.08×
07Wales~300K1.08×
08Greater London~600K0.93×
09Northern Ireland~100K0.92×
10England~3.5M0.89×
11North East~200K0.84×
12Yorkshire and the Humber~300K0.75×
13West Midlands~100K0.72×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Audiobook audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Audible.comLiterature7.74×
02Harlan CobenLiterature4.21×
03AudibleLiterature3.53×
04Kindle StoreLiterature3.48×
05Amazon KindleLiterature3.15×
06BestsellerLiterature2.93×
07PapyrusPolitics & Society2.48×
08Crime fictionLiterature2.45×
09WaterstonesLiterature2.30×
10Android (operating system)Technology & Electronics1.97×
11E-booksLiterature1.96×
12The TimesNews1.95×
13Free softwareTechnology & Electronics1.82×
14Scottish WidowsBusiness & Career1.60×
15David AttenboroughMovies & TV1.57×
16Daily MirrorNews1.56×
17Daily ExpressNews1.55×
18National Lottery (Ireland)Games1.54×
19Google DocsInternet & Social Media1.54×
20National Lottery (United Kingdom)Games1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Audiobook 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 Audiobook audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.19×
SustainabilityBALANCE1.12×
Social Media UsageJOY1.10×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Audiobook audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.76×
ExtroversionTHRILL0.80×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.80×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Audiobook have in United Kingdom?

Audiobook has an estimated audience of 4,714,904 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Audiobook fans?

60.2% of Audiobook fans are female, 39.8% are male, with an average age of 46.1 years.

03

Which brands do Audiobook fans like most?

Audiobook fans show strongest brand affinity for Audible.com (7.74×), Android (operating system) (1.97×), and Waterstones (2.3×) over the country average.

04

Where do Audiobook fans live in United Kingdom?

Audiobook fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~3.5M), South East (reach ~700K), and North West (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Audiobook fans also like?

Beyond Audiobook itself, the audience over-indexes on Android (operating system) (1.97×), Waterstones (2.3×), Daily Express (1.55×), and Daily Mirror (1.56×) 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 Audiobook. 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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