Rascasse Audience Intelligence

British Museum Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about British Museum in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. British Museum has an estimated audience of 3,410,149 people in United Kingdom.

The average British Museum fan in United Kingdom is 47.8 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, South East, East of England.

Top brand affinities include Tate Britain, National Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, with strongest over-indexing on Tate Britain (27.19× the country average).

Demographically, the British Museum audience skews more female with an average age of 47.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Design Affinity, Urban Lifestyle.

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

The typical British Museum fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 47.8 years old, with strong Design Affinity tendencies and a notable affinity for Tate Britain.

Category: Arts & Culture · Type: POI · Subtype: Museum

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 Museum profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
3.4M
in United Kingdom
Gender
62.6%
37.4% male
Age
47.8
average years
Country rank
#2146
POI in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of British Museum fans

62.6% are female, 37.4% are male, average age 47.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

62.6%
Female
37.4%
Male
Demographic split for British Museum audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female62.6%
Male37.4%
Average age47.8
Estimated audience size3,410,149
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 47.8
average years
Age distribution of the British Museum audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-195%
20-2913%
30-3917%
40-4922%
50+44%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

14.0%

of the worldwide British Museum audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for British Museum
CountryShare
United States26.8%
United Kingdom14.0%
Italy7.7%
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 Museum audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

British Museum fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01England~2.5M2.74×
02South East~1M2.18×
03East of England~400K1.34×
04West Midlands~200K1.09×
05South West~200K0.84×
06Yorkshire and the Humber~200K0.84×
07North East~100K0.78×
08East Midlands~200K0.69×
09Wales~100K0.51×
10Scotland~100K0.45×
11Northern Ireland~40K0.39×
12North West~100K0.30×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for British Museum audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Sydney Opera HouseArts & Culture30.19×
02Frieze Art FairArts & Culture29.05×
03Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumArts & Culture28.84×
04Tate BritainArts & Culture27.19×
05Gagosian GalleryArts & Culture25.00×
06Venice BiennaleMovies & TV22.68×
07Royal Academy of ArtsArts & Culture19.73×
08National GalleryArts & Culture19.18×
09RijksmuseumArts & Culture14.97×
10Art auctionArts & Culture14.48×
11Victoria and Albert MuseumArts & Culture13.90×
12Saatchi GalleryArts & Culture12.77×
13Tate ModernArts & Culture12.54×
14Art historyArts & Culture12.48×
15TateArts & Culture11.19×
16David HockneyArts & Culture10.85×
17Southbank CentreTravel & Leisure9.77×
18Wildlife photographyTechnology & Electronics5.65×
19Art exhibitionArts & Culture5.44×
20MuseumArts & Culture4.21×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the British Museum 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 Museum audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM2.11×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.79×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.63×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by British Museum audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.95×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.98×
Social Media UsageJOY1.01×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does British Museum have in United Kingdom?

British Museum has an estimated audience of 3,410,149 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

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

62.6% of British Museum fans are female, 37.4% are male, with an average age of 47.8 years.

03

Which brands do British Museum fans like most?

British Museum fans show strongest brand affinity for Tate Britain (27.19×), National Gallery (19.18×), and Royal Academy of Arts (19.73×) over the country average.

04

Where do British Museum fans live in United Kingdom?

British Museum fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~2.5M), South East (reach ~1M), and East of England (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do British Museum fans also like?

Beyond British Museum itself, the audience over-indexes on National Gallery (19.18×), Royal Academy of Arts (19.73×), Victoria and Albert Museum (13.9×), and Frieze Art Fair (29.05×) 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 Museum. 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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