Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Chef Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Chef in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Chef has an estimated audience of 5,827,315 people in United Kingdom.

The average Chef fan in United Kingdom is 41.0 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 Wikipedia, Kitchen, Hobby, with strongest over-indexing on Wikipedia (2.64× the country average).

Demographically, the Chef audience skews more female with an average age of 41.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Healthy Lifestyle.

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

The typical Chef fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 41.0 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Wikipedia.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic

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 Chef profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
5.8M
in United Kingdom
Gender
65.8%
34.2% male
Age
41.0
average years
Country rank
#1123
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-0%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Chef fans

65.8% are female, 34.2% are male, average age 41.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

65.8%
Female
34.2%
Male
Demographic split for Chef audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female65.8%
Male34.2%
Average age41.0
Estimated audience size5,827,315
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 41.0
average years
Age distribution of the Chef audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1913%
20-2921%
30-3920%
40-4922%
50+23%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.4%

of the worldwide Chef audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Chef
CountryShare
United States21.9%
Italy9.2%
United Kingdom4.4%
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 Chef audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Chef fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01England~4.5M1.58×
02Yorkshire and the Humber~600K1.34×
03West Midlands~300K1.32×
04North East~300K1.11×
05South East~800K1.08×
06Northern Ireland~200K0.96×
07South West~400K0.93×
08East of England~500K0.89×
09East Midlands~300K0.81×
10Wales~300K0.79×
11Scotland~400K0.70×
12North West~300K0.56×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Chef audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Diabetes mellitus awarenessHealth3.08×
02Drinking establishmentFood & Beverages2.99×
03Tax refundBusiness & Career2.91×
04WikipediaInternet & Social Media2.64×
05Fish and chipsFood & Beverages2.56×
06Local foodFood & Beverages2.38×
07RefrigeratorHome & Garden2.35×
08Hot tubHome & Garden2.17×
09SatireLiterature2.13×
10Mother's DayKids & Family2.11×
11EssoCars & Mobility2.00×
12HobbyHome & Garden1.95×
13Distilled beverageFood & Beverages1.90×
14KitchenHome & Garden1.80×
15VolunteeringPolitics & Society1.79×
16William Hill (bookmaker)Games1.76×
17WhatsAppInternet & Social Media1.73×
18AldiShopping1.67×
19Organic foodFood & Beverages1.61×
20Do it yourself (DIY)Home & Garden1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Chef 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 Chef audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.48×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.38×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.31×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Chef audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.87×
Community OrientationOPEN0.92×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.95×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Chef have in United Kingdom?

Chef has an estimated audience of 5,827,315 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Chef fans?

65.8% of Chef fans are female, 34.2% are male, with an average age of 41.0 years.

03

Which brands do Chef fans like most?

Chef fans show strongest brand affinity for Wikipedia (2.64×), Kitchen (1.8×), and Hobby (1.95×) over the country average.

04

Where do Chef fans live in United Kingdom?

Chef fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~4.5M), South East (reach ~800K), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Chef fans also like?

Beyond Chef itself, the audience over-indexes on Kitchen (1.8×), Hobby (1.95×), Local food (2.38×), and Distilled beverage (1.9×) 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 Chef. 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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