Rascasse Audience Intelligence

British cuisine Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about British cuisine in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. British cuisine has an estimated audience of 4,161,985 people in United Kingdom.

The average British cuisine fan in United Kingdom is 47.0 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 Sunday, Lunch, Mecca Bingo, with strongest over-indexing on Sunday (1.76× the country average).

Demographically, the British cuisine audience skews more female with an average age of 47.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Convenience Orientation, Indulgence.

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

The typical British cuisine fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 47.0 years old, with strong Convenience Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Sunday.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic · Subtype: Cuisine

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 British cuisine profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
4.2M
in United Kingdom
Gender
63.7%
36.3% male
Age
47.0
average years
Country rank
#1684
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-48%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of British cuisine fans

63.7% are female, 36.3% are male, average age 47.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

63.7%
Female
36.3%
Male
Demographic split for British cuisine audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female63.7%
Male36.3%
Average age47.0
Estimated audience size4,161,985
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 47.0
average years
Age distribution of the British cuisine audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-196%
20-2913%
30-3917%
40-4923%
50+41%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

17.5%

of the worldwide British cuisine audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for British cuisine
CountryShare
United States39.3%
United Kingdom17.5%
Canada3.7%
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 British cuisine audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

British cuisine fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01England~3M1.44×
02West Midlands~200K1.39×
03Yorkshire and the Humber~400K1.21×
04South East~600K1.12×
05Wales~200K1.05×
06North East~200K1.01×
07South West~300K0.95×
08East of England~400K0.94×
09Scotland~300K0.91×
10Northern Ireland~100K0.90×
11East Midlands~300K0.88×
12North West~300K0.76×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for British cuisine audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01English cuisineFood & Beverages2.54×
02Sunday roastFood & Beverages2.12×
03BaconFood & Beverages1.84×
04French friesFood & Beverages1.78×
05SundayHome & Garden1.76×
06Fish and chipsFood & Beverages1.69×
07PotatoFood & Beverages1.69×
08Global cuisineFood & Beverages1.67×
09Mecca BingoGames1.66×
10SandwichFood & Beverages1.66×
11LunchFood & Beverages1.65×
12Cuisine of the United StatesFood & Beverages1.63×
13Gordon RamsayFood & Beverages1.61×
14Toby CarveryFood & Beverages1.59×
15PieFood & Beverages1.53×
16SausageFood & Beverages1.52×
17BeefFood & Beverages1.51×
18CheesecakeFood & Beverages1.51×
19CookbookFood & Beverages1.50×
20PorkFood & Beverages1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the British cuisine 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 British cuisine audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.18×
IndulgenceJOY1.17×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.17×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by British cuisine audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.95×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.95×
IndividualismJOY0.97×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does British cuisine have in United Kingdom?

British cuisine has an estimated audience of 4,161,985 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of British cuisine fans?

63.7% of British cuisine fans are female, 36.3% are male, with an average age of 47.0 years.

03

Which brands do British cuisine fans like most?

British cuisine fans show strongest brand affinity for Sunday (1.76×), Lunch (1.65×), and Mecca Bingo (1.66×) over the country average.

04

Where do British cuisine fans live in United Kingdom?

British cuisine fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~3M), South East (reach ~600K), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do British cuisine fans also like?

Beyond British cuisine itself, the audience over-indexes on Lunch (1.65×), Mecca Bingo (1.66×), Sandwich (1.66×), and Fish and chips (1.69×) 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 British cuisine. 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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