Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Basketball Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Basketball in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Basketball has an estimated audience of 12,811,428 people in United Kingdom.

The average Basketball fan in United Kingdom is 39.4 years old, more male, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, Greater London, South East.

Top brand affinities include BBC Sport, Sporting Life (British newspaper), Ricky Hatton, with strongest over-indexing on BBC Sport (1.5× the country average).

Demographically, the Basketball audience skews more male with an average age of 39.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Mindfulness.

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

The typical Basketball fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 39.4 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for BBC Sport.

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 Basketball profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
12.8M
in United Kingdom
Gender
43.4%
56.6% male
Age
39.4
average years
Country rank
#344
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 Basketball fans

43.4% are female, 56.6% are male, average age 39.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

43.4%
Female
56.6%
Male
Demographic split for Basketball audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female43.4%
Male56.6%
Average age39.4
Estimated audience size12,811,428
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.4
average years
Age distribution of the Basketball audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1918%
20-2921%
30-3920%
40-4920%
50+20%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.1%

of the worldwide Basketball audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Basketball
CountryShare
United States24.3%
Japan5.1%
Italy4.5%
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 Basketball audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Basketball fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01England~9.5M1.48×
02East of England~1.5M1.20×
03Greater London~2M1.15×
04North West~1.5M1.15×
05South East~2M1.11×
06East Midlands~1M1.10×
07South West~1M1.02×
08Wales~600K0.87×
09Northern Ireland~300K0.86×
10West Midlands~400K0.80×
11Scotland~900K0.79×
12North East~400K0.79×
13Yorkshire and the Humber~700K0.69×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Basketball audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Jamie VardySports2.34×
02Marcus RashfordSports2.20×
03Sporting Life (British newspaper)Sports1.82×
04Crystal Palace F.C.Sports1.80×
05Grime (music)Music & Radio1.76×
06Euro Car PartsCars & Mobility1.72×
07Ricky HattonSports1.71×
08BoylesportsGames1.65×
09Young SheldonMovies & TV1.65×
10Web fictionLiterature1.63×
11Nottingham ForestSports1.62×
12PGA ChampionshipSports1.61×
13Claudia WinklemanMovies & TV1.60×
14Match of the DayMovies & TV1.59×
15CricbuzzSports1.58×
16Natural bodybuildingSports1.57×
17Horse of the Year ShowSports1.54×
18BBC SportSports1.50×
19Georgie & Mandy's First MarriageMovies & TV1.50×
20Seven SistersMusic & Radio1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Basketball 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 Basketball audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.05×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.01×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.00×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Basketball audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.83×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.86×
Community OrientationOPEN0.86×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Basketball have in United Kingdom?

Basketball has an estimated audience of 12,811,428 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and Greater London.

02

What is the gender split and age of Basketball fans?

43.4% of Basketball fans are female, 56.6% are male, with an average age of 39.4 years.

03

Which brands do Basketball fans like most?

Basketball fans show strongest brand affinity for BBC Sport (1.5×), Sporting Life (British newspaper) (1.82×), and Ricky Hatton (1.71×) over the country average.

04

Where do Basketball fans live in United Kingdom?

Basketball fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~9.5M), Greater London (reach ~2M), and South East (reach ~2M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Basketball fans also like?

Beyond Basketball itself, the audience over-indexes on Sporting Life (British newspaper) (1.82×), Ricky Hatton (1.71×), Nottingham Forest (1.62×), and Crystal Palace F.C. (1.8×) 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 Basketball. 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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