A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about BBC Radio 2 in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. BBC Radio 2 has an estimated audience of 2,739,240 people in United Kingdom.
The average BBC Radio 2 fan in United Kingdom is 46.9 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 FootAsylum, FIFA World Cup 2026, Manchester City F.C., with strongest over-indexing on FootAsylum (5.52× the country average).
Demographically, the BBC Radio 2 audience skews more female with an average age of 46.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Social Media Usage.
Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 12 regions tracked by Rascasse.
The typical BBC Radio 2 fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 46.9 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for FootAsylum.
The key figures that characterise the BBC Radio 2 profile in United Kingdom.
58.7% are female, 41.3% are male, average age 46.9.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Female | 58.7% |
| Male | 41.3% |
| Average age | 46.9 |
| Estimated audience size | 2,739,240 |
| Age bracket | Share | % |
|---|---|---|
| 16-19 | 8% | |
| 20-29 | 11% | |
| 30-39 | 15% | |
| 40-49 | 22% | |
| 50+ | 43% |
of the worldwide BBC Radio 2 audience comes from United Kingdom.
| Country | Share |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 63.2% |
| United States | 13.6% |
| Australia | 3.9% |
Where the BBC Radio 2 audience in United Kingdom is strongest.
| # | Region | Reach | Affinity | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yorkshire and the Humber | ~300K | 1.49× | |
| 02 | Wales | ~200K | 1.33× | |
| 03 | Scotland | ~300K | 1.10× | |
| 04 | West Midlands | ~100K | 1.06× | |
| 05 | South West | ~200K | 1.01× | |
| 06 | South East | ~400K | 0.99× | |
| 07 | North East | ~100K | 0.98× | |
| 08 | East Midlands | ~200K | 0.96× | |
| 09 | East of England | ~200K | 0.86× | |
| 10 | England | ~2M | 0.84× | |
| 11 | Northern Ireland | ~60K | 0.73× | |
| 12 | North West | ~200K | 0.66× |
The strongest cross-interests of the BBC Radio 2 audience — brands, topics and people combined.
| # | · | Interest | Category | Affinity | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mark Ronson | Music & Radio | 7.36× | ||
| 02 | FootAsylum | Fashion & Accessoires | 5.52× | ||
| 03 | Megan Fox | Movies & TV | 3.05× | ||
| 04 | Long Lashes | Beauty & Wellness | 2.92× | ||
| 05 | NBA Finals | Sports | 2.76× | ||
| 06 | Tech house | Music & Radio | 2.62× | ||
| 07 | Twitch | Games | 2.52× | ||
| 08 | Paris Saint-Germain | Sports | 2.32× | ||
| 09 | Crystal Palace F.C. | Sports | 2.27× | ||
| 10 | FC Bayern Munich | Sports | 2.02× | ||
| 11 | YouTube Music | Internet & Social Media | 2.02× | ||
| 12 | Aston Villa F.C. | Sports | 1.90× | ||
| 13 | Livemusic | Music & Radio | 1.70× | ||
| 14 | Gymshark | Sports | 1.69× | ||
| 15 | Manchester City F.C. | Sports | 1.66× | ||
| 16 | NBA | Sports | 1.64× | ||
| 17 | Taylor Swift | Music & Radio | 1.61× | ||
| 18 | Arsenal F.C. | Sports | 1.59× | ||
| 19 | Wembley Stadium | Sports | 1.58× | ||
| 20 | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Sports | 1.55× |
Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.
| Trait | Cluster | Deviation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Adopter Mentality | POWER | 1.16× | |
| Social Media Usage | JOY | 1.02× | |
| Sports Activity | POWER | 0.94× |
| Trait | Cluster | Deviation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness | BALANCE | 0.77× | |
| Spirituality | BALANCE | 0.78× | |
| Convenience Orientation | PREMIUM | 0.78× |
BBC Radio 2 has an estimated audience of 2,739,240 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.
58.7% of BBC Radio 2 fans are female, 41.3% are male, with an average age of 46.9 years.
BBC Radio 2 fans show strongest brand affinity for FootAsylum (5.52×), FIFA World Cup 2026 (1.55×), and Manchester City F.C. (1.66×) over the country average.
BBC Radio 2 fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~2M), South East (reach ~400K), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.
Beyond BBC Radio 2 itself, the audience over-indexes on FIFA World Cup 2026 (1.55×), Manchester City F.C. (1.66×), Wembley Stadium (1.58×), and Mark Ronson (7.36×) compared to the United Kingdom average.
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Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom who actively search for BBC Radio 2. 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.
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.
Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence — modeled from anonymized, multi-source behavioral signals (search, social, events), updated monthly. Data status: 09/2026.
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