Rascasse Audience Intelligence

British Gas Target Market in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about British Gas in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. British Gas has an estimated audience of 10,293,859 people in United Kingdom.

The average British Gas fan in United Kingdom is 50.0 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Octopus Energy, Ovo Energy, EDF Energy, with strongest over-indexing on Octopus Energy (14.57× the country average).

Demographically, the British Gas audience skews balanced with an average age of 50.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sustainability, Patriotism.

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

The typical British Gas fan in United Kingdom is balanced, around 50.0 years old, with strong Sustainability tendencies and a notable affinity for Octopus Energy.

Category: Home & Garden · Type: Brand · Subtype: Energy

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 Gas profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
10.3M
in United Kingdom
Gender
52.7%
47.3% male
Age
50.0
average years
Country rank
#485
Brand in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-1%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of British Gas

52.7% are female, 47.3% are male, average age 50.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

52.7%
Female
47.3%
Male
Demographic split for British Gas audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female52.7%
Male47.3%
Average age50.0
Estimated audience size10,293,859
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 50.0
average years
Age distribution of the British Gas audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-193%
20-299%
30-3914%
40-4923%
50+51%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

96.6%

of the worldwide British Gas audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for British Gas
CountryShare
United Kingdom96.6%
China0.6%
United States0.4%
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 Gas audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

British Gas customers by region in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Wales~900K1.50×
02North West~1.5M1.38×
03East Midlands~900K1.29×
04England~7.5M1.23×
05Scotland~1M1.20×
06South West~900K1.05×
07East of England~1M1.04×
08South East~1.5M0.92×
09Yorkshire and the Humber~700K0.89×
10North East~400K0.89×
11Greater London~1M0.78×
12West Midlands~300K0.77×
13Northern Ireland~40K0.12×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for British Gas audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01EDF EnergyHome & Garden16.36×
02E.ONHome & Garden15.33×
03Octopus EnergyHome & Garden14.57×
04Ovo EnergyHome & Garden13.69×
05Jason IsaacsMovies & TV10.90×
06Forest HolidaysTravel & Leisure8.64×
07Cash GeneratorBusiness & Career8.19×
08USwitchShopping6.61×
09Exhibition gameGames3.55×
10Top-level domainTechnology & Electronics3.47×
11Rings of SaturnTravel & Leisure3.37×
12Heart (novel)Literature3.35×
13Moneysupermarket.comBusiness & Career3.33×
14TuesdayKids & Family2.96×
15Electric carCars & Mobility2.66×
16National LotteryGames2.49×
17AutotraderCars & Mobility2.49×
18Sky BetGames2.38×
19HalfordsCars & Mobility1.96×
20Scottish WidowsBusiness & Career1.85×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the British Gas 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 Gas audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE1.40×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.36×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.34×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by British Gas audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.90×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.92×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.92×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is British Gas's target market in United Kingdom?

British Gas's target market in United Kingdom covers an estimated 10,293,859 people, concentrated in England and North West.

02

What is the gender split and age of British Gas customers?

52.7% of the British Gas audience are female, 47.3% are male, with an average age of 50.0 years.

03

Which brands do British Gas fans like most?

British Gas fans show strongest brand affinity for Octopus Energy (14.57×), Ovo Energy (13.69×), and EDF Energy (16.36×) over the country average.

04

Where do British Gas fans live in United Kingdom?

British Gas fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~7.5M), North West (reach ~1.5M), and South East (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do British Gas fans also like?

Beyond British Gas itself, the audience over-indexes on Ovo Energy (13.69×), EDF Energy (16.36×), E.ON (15.33×), and USwitch (6.61×) 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 Gas. 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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