Rascasse Audience Intelligence

CNN Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about CNN in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. CNN has an estimated audience of 3,789,053 people in United Kingdom.

The average CNN fan in United Kingdom is 42.1 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, Greater London, South East.

Top brand affinities include Wikipedia, Lindsey Graham, Coach, with strongest over-indexing on Wikipedia (5.33× the country average).

Demographically, the CNN audience skews balanced with an average age of 42.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Career Orientation, Need for Security.

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

The typical CNN fan in United Kingdom is balanced, around 42.1 years old, with strong Career Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Wikipedia.

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 CNN profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
3.8M
in United Kingdom
Gender
47.5%
52.5% male
Age
42.1
average years
Country rank
#1904
TV Channel in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

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

Audience demographics of CNN

47.5% are female, 52.5% are male, average age 42.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

47.5%
Female
52.5%
Male
Demographic split for CNN audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female47.5%
Male52.5%
Average age42.1
Estimated audience size3,789,053
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.1
average years
Age distribution of the CNN audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1913%
20-2918%
30-3920%
40-4922%
50+27%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.4%

of the worldwide CNN audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for CNN
CountryShare
United States50.6%
Canada6.7%
China3.2%
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 CNN audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

CNN fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Greater London~700K1.52×
02Northern Ireland~100K1.28×
03South East~600K1.27×
04South West~400K1.20×
05East of England~400K1.15×
06Scotland~400K1.15×
07North West~500K1.12×
08East Midlands~200K0.84×
09Wales~200K0.79×
10England~2.5M0.77×
11North East~100K0.75×
12Yorkshire and the Humber~200K0.58×
13West Midlands~90K0.56×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for CNN audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01CNN InternationalMovies & TV14.40×
02Joe BidenPolitics & Society8.94×
03CoachFashion & Accessoires8.89×
04Lindsey GrahamPolitics & Society7.75×
05WikipediaInternet & Social Media5.33×
06Melania TrumpPolitics & Society3.79×
07AsiaTravel & Leisure2.99×
08TrainingSports2.88×
09Mobile phonesTechnology & Electronics2.23×
10AustraliaTravel & Leisure2.22×
11VideoMovies & TV2.12×
12EuropeTravel & Leisure2.10×
13EducationBusiness & Career2.04×
14Daily ExpressNews2.00×
15Mobile appTechnology & Electronics1.97×
16BooksLiterature1.93×
17Current eventsArts & Culture1.80×
18ComputersTechnology & Electronics1.76×
19BusinessBusiness & Career1.59×
20LondonTravel & Leisure1.59×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the CNN 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 CNN audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER2.06×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.88×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.80×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by CNN audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.78×
CreativityOPEN0.85×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.87×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does CNN have in United Kingdom?

CNN has an estimated audience of 3,789,053 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and Greater London.

02

What is the gender split and age of CNN fans?

47.5% of CNN fans are female, 52.5% are male, with an average age of 42.1 years.

03

Which brands do CNN fans like most?

CNN fans show strongest brand affinity for Wikipedia (5.33×), Lindsey Graham (7.75×), and Coach (8.89×) over the country average.

04

Where do CNN fans live in United Kingdom?

CNN fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~2.5M), Greater London (reach ~700K), and South East (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do CNN fans also like?

Beyond CNN itself, the audience over-indexes on Lindsey Graham (7.75×), Coach (8.89×), Training (2.88×), and Mobile phones (2.23×) 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 CNN. 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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