Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Christmas market Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Christmas market in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Christmas market has an estimated audience of 3,458,478 people in United Kingdom.

The average Christmas market fan in United Kingdom is 42.4 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Matalan, Home Bargains, Dunelm, with strongest over-indexing on Matalan (3.38× the country average).

Demographically, the Christmas market audience skews more female with an average age of 42.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Family Orientation.

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

The typical Christmas market fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 42.4 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Matalan.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Touchpoint

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 Christmas market profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
3.5M
in United Kingdom
Gender
76.7%
23.3% male
Age
42.4
average years
Country rank
#2119
Touchpoint in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-6%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Christmas market fans

76.7% are female, 23.3% are male, average age 42.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

76.7%
Female
23.3%
Male
Demographic split for Christmas market audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female76.7%
Male23.3%
Average age42.4
Estimated audience size3,458,478
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.4
average years
Age distribution of the Christmas market audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2919%
30-3920%
40-4924%
50+26%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

12.7%

of the worldwide Christmas market audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Christmas market
CountryShare
United States20.6%
United Kingdom12.7%
Germany11.2%
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 Christmas market audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Christmas market fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01East Midlands~300K1.36×
02North West~500K1.30×
03England~2.5M1.19×
04East of England~400K1.12×
05South East~500K1.05×
06Greater London~500K1.05×
07Northern Ireland~100K1.05×
08South West~300K0.95×
09Wales~200K0.91×
10Scotland~300K0.86×
11Yorkshire and the Humber~200K0.85×
12North East~90K0.70×
13West Midlands~90K0.64×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Christmas market audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Christmas decorationHome & Garden5.56×
02J. D. WilliamsShopping3.90×
03HobbycraftHome & Garden3.52×
04MatalanShopping3.38×
05Household goodsHome & Garden3.34×
06Home BargainsShopping3.26×
07DunelmHome & Garden3.00×
08Strictly Come DancingSports2.95×
09Holiday cottageTravel & Leisure2.89×
10CottageTravel & Leisure2.81×
11TravelodgeTravel & Leisure2.76×
12DebenhamsFashion & Accessoires2.73×
13TUITravel & Leisure2.68×
14MorrisonsFood & Beverages2.29×
15LidlShopping2.26×
16B&QShopping2.20×
17Argos (retailer)Shopping2.16×
18Very (online retailer)Website / Newspaper / Magazine1.96×
19HolidayTravel & Leisure1.92×
20GiftShopping1.76×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Christmas market 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 Christmas market audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.82×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.65×
IndividualismJOY1.59×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Christmas market audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.69×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.70×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.77×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Christmas market have in United Kingdom?

Christmas market has an estimated audience of 3,458,478 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Christmas market fans?

76.7% of Christmas market fans are female, 23.3% are male, with an average age of 42.4 years.

03

Which brands do Christmas market fans like most?

Christmas market fans show strongest brand affinity for Matalan (3.38×), Home Bargains (3.26×), and Dunelm (3×) over the country average.

04

Where do Christmas market fans live in United Kingdom?

Christmas market fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~2.5M), South East (reach ~500K), and North West (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Christmas market fans also like?

Beyond Christmas market itself, the audience over-indexes on Home Bargains (3.26×), Dunelm (3×), TUI (2.68×), and Debenhams (2.73×) 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 Christmas market. 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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