Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Author Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Author in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Author has an estimated audience of 4,781,717 people in United Kingdom.

The average Author fan in United Kingdom is 45.2 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, South East, Yorkshire and the Humber.

Top brand affinities include Waterstones, Literary criticism, Wikipedia, with strongest over-indexing on Waterstones (3.03× the country average).

Demographically, the Author audience skews more female with an average age of 45.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Mindfulness.

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

The typical Author fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 45.2 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Waterstones.

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 Author profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
4.8M
in United Kingdom
Gender
67.7%
32.3% male
Age
45.2
average years
Country rank
#1417
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-0%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Author fans

67.7% are female, 32.3% are male, average age 45.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

67.7%
Female
32.3%
Male
Demographic split for Author audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female67.7%
Male32.3%
Average age45.2
Estimated audience size4,781,717
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.2
average years
Age distribution of the Author audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2914%
30-3916%
40-4924%
50+36%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.7%

of the worldwide Author audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Author
CountryShare
United States30.3%
United Kingdom5.7%
Italy5.0%
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 Author audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Author fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01West Midlands~300K1.42×
02Yorkshire and the Humber~500K1.35×
03England~3.5M1.21×
04North East~200K1.10×
05South East~700K1.03×
06Wales~300K1.02×
07Northern Ireland~100K0.93×
08East of England~400K0.88×
09Scotland~400K0.88×
10East Midlands~300K0.88×
11South West~300K0.86×
12North West~300K0.61×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Author audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Literary criticismLiterature12.93×
02Peter DinklageMovies & TV7.79×
03Public libraryLiterature4.35×
04BooksellingLiterature3.23×
05BestsellerLiterature3.05×
06WaterstonesLiterature3.03×
07Crime fictionLiterature3.00×
08WikipediaInternet & Social Media2.91×
09AdoptionKids & Family2.62×
10VolunteeringPolitics & Society2.40×
11PhilanthropyArts & Culture2.12×
12InnovationBusiness & Career2.10×
13Romance novelsLiterature2.08×
14SatireLiterature2.02×
15Fiction booksLiterature1.71×
16PoliticsPolitics & Society1.70×
17HobbyHome & Garden1.68×
18David AttenboroughMovies & TV1.66×
19AldiShopping1.52×
20Nonprofit organizationPolitics & Society1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Author 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 Author audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.39×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.38×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.35×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Author audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.88×
IndulgenceJOY0.92×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.94×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Author have in United Kingdom?

Author has an estimated audience of 4,781,717 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Author fans?

67.7% of Author fans are female, 32.3% are male, with an average age of 45.2 years.

03

Which brands do Author fans like most?

Author fans show strongest brand affinity for Waterstones (3.03×), Literary criticism (12.93×), and Wikipedia (2.91×) over the country average.

04

Where do Author fans live in United Kingdom?

Author fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~3.5M), South East (reach ~700K), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Author fans also like?

Beyond Author itself, the audience over-indexes on Literary criticism (12.93×), Wikipedia (2.91×), Volunteering (2.4×), and Politics (1.7×) 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 Author. 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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