Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Channel 4 Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Channel 4 in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Channel 4 has an estimated audience of 11,799,916 people in United Kingdom.

The average Channel 4 fan in United Kingdom is 42.8 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Sky Go, Channel 4 News, E4 (TV channel), with strongest over-indexing on Sky Go (1.51× the country average).

Demographically, the Channel 4 audience skews more female with an average age of 42.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Spirituality.

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

The typical Channel 4 fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 42.8 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Sky Go.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: TV Channel

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 Channel 4 profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
11.8M
in United Kingdom
Gender
59.5%
40.5% male
Age
42.8
average years
Country rank
#382
TV Channel in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-7%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of Channel 4

59.5% are female, 40.5% are male, average age 42.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

59.5%
Female
40.5%
Male
Demographic split for Channel 4 audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female59.5%
Male40.5%
Average age42.8
Estimated audience size11,799,916
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.8
average years
Age distribution of the Channel 4 audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2919%
30-3919%
40-4922%
50+29%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

47.9%

of the worldwide Channel 4 audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Channel 4
CountryShare
United Kingdom47.9%
United States24.5%
Canada3.6%
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 Channel 4 audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Channel 4 fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01England~9M1.46×
02South West~1.5M1.37×
03North West~1.5M1.19×
04South East~2M1.13×
05East Midlands~900K1.11×
06East of England~1M1.08×
07Wales~700K1.03×
08Greater London~1.5M0.98×
09Scotland~900K0.83×
10North East~400K0.77×
11Yorkshire and the Humber~700K0.75×
12Northern Ireland~200K0.68×
13West Midlands~300K0.63×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Channel 4 audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Channel 4 audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Graham LinehanMovies & TV2.25×
02Channel 4 NewsMovies & TV2.23×
03Peep Show (TV series)Movies & TV2.20×
04Richard AyoadeMovies & TV2.04×
05Mission: ImpossibleMovies & TV1.78×
06HollyoaksMovies & TV1.76×
07Michael PalinMovies & TV1.71×
084oDMovies & TV1.67×
09Earthquake (comedian)Movies & TV1.67×
10Jimmy CarrMovies & TV1.66×
11Jimmy KimmelMovies & TV1.64×
12E4 (TV channel)Movies & TV1.62×
13Jonathan RossMovies & TV1.62×
14Midsomer MurdersMovies & TV1.61×
15David LammyPolitics & Society1.59×
16Alan CarrMovies & TV1.58×
17BBC Radio 6 MusicMusic & Radio1.53×
18The Daily MashNews1.52×
19Sky GoMovies & TV1.51×
20CBBC (TV channel)Movies & TV1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Channel 4 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 Channel 4 audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.10×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.06×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.02×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Channel 4 audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.90×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.91×
TravellingTHRILL0.91×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Channel 4 have in United Kingdom?

Channel 4 has an estimated audience of 11,799,916 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Channel 4 fans?

59.5% of Channel 4 fans are female, 40.5% are male, with an average age of 42.8 years.

03

Which brands do Channel 4 fans like most?

Channel 4 fans show strongest brand affinity for Sky Go (1.51×), Channel 4 News (2.23×), and E4 (TV channel) (1.62×) over the country average.

04

Where do Channel 4 fans live in United Kingdom?

Channel 4 fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~9M), South East (reach ~2M), and North West (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Channel 4 fans also like?

Beyond Channel 4 itself, the audience over-indexes on Channel 4 News (2.23×), E4 (TV channel) (1.62×), Mission: Impossible (1.78×), and 4oD (1.67×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

Appendix

Explore more audiences

Related profiles, rankings and the same audience in other markets.

How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom who actively search for Channel 4. 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.

Scale & coverage
500,000+ ready-to-use audiences across 170+ countries

From global mass-market brands to niche local segments — explore the full library and see which intelligence layers are included.

See pricing →