Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Cooking Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Cooking in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Cooking has an estimated audience of 29,344,670 people in United Kingdom.

The average Cooking fan in United Kingdom is 44.8 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Toolstation, Waterstones, Costco, with strongest over-indexing on Toolstation (1.53× the country average).

Demographically, the Cooking audience skews more female with an average age of 44.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Individualism, Family Orientation.

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

The typical Cooking fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 44.8 years old, with strong Individualism tendencies and a notable affinity for Toolstation.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic · Subtype: Lifestyle cluster

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 Cooking profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
29.3M
in United Kingdom
Gender
61.6%
38.4% male
Age
44.8
average years
Country rank
#44
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-1%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Cooking fans

61.6% are female, 38.4% are male, average age 44.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

61.6%
Female
38.4%
Male
Demographic split for Cooking audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female61.6%
Male38.4%
Average age44.8
Estimated audience size29,344,670
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.8
average years
Age distribution of the Cooking audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-198%
20-2916%
30-3918%
40-4923%
50+34%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.5%

of the worldwide Cooking audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Cooking
CountryShare
United States20.2%
Japan4.6%
Italy4.6%
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 Cooking audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Cooking fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01South East~7M2.28×
02England~22M1.34×
03South West~3M1.24×
04Wales~2M1.07×
05Scotland~2.5M1.03×
06Yorkshire and the Humber~2.5M1.01×
07West Midlands~1M0.95×
08East of England~2M0.80×
09East Midlands~1.5M0.71×
10North East~700K0.65×
11Northern Ireland~500K0.60×
12North West~1.5M0.44×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Cooking audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Naked WinesFood & Beverages2.09×
02Retirement communityKids & Family2.07×
03Frying panHome & Garden1.98×
04Fat FaceFashion & Accessoires1.97×
05MSNNews1.90×
06Summer houseTravel & Leisure1.83×
07The WorksShopping1.78×
08Gala BingoGames1.76×
09TravelodgeTravel & Leisure1.68×
10Self careHealth1.68×
11CostcoShopping1.65×
12Postcode lotteryGames1.65×
13Tesco MobileTechnology & Electronics1.65×
14WaterstonesLiterature1.64×
15Mecca BingoGames1.64×
16Harvey NicholsShopping1.60×
17ToolstationHome & Garden1.53×
18TopCashBackShopping1.53×
19KitchenwareHome & Garden1.51×
20Mountain WarehouseFashion & Accessoires1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Cooking 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 Cooking audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY1.27×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.19×
Career OrientationPOWER1.14×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Cooking audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE0.79×
ExtroversionTHRILL0.81×
Social Media UsageJOY0.85×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Cooking have in United Kingdom?

Cooking has an estimated audience of 29,344,670 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Cooking fans?

61.6% of Cooking fans are female, 38.4% are male, with an average age of 44.8 years.

03

Which brands do Cooking fans like most?

Cooking fans show strongest brand affinity for Toolstation (1.53×), Waterstones (1.64×), and Costco (1.65×) over the country average.

04

Where do Cooking fans live in United Kingdom?

Cooking fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~22M), South East (reach ~7M), and South West (reach ~3M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Cooking fans also like?

Beyond Cooking itself, the audience over-indexes on Waterstones (1.64×), Costco (1.65×), Travelodge (1.68×), and Self care (1.68×) 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 Cooking. 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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